Description: Ahmedabad Cyber Crime police reportedly arrested four people after businessman Amit Patel alleged that his Aadhaar-linked mobile number had been changed without consent. Police reportedly said the accused allegedly used purportedly AI-generated deepfake videos made from Patel's photo to bypass facial authentication, access DigiLocker/e-KYC services, open bank accounts, and apply for loans.
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View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown deepfake technology developers and Unique Identification Authority of India developed an AI system deployed by Scammers , Kanubhai Bahadursinh Parmar , Ashish Rajendrabhai Waland , Mohammad Kaif Iqbalbhai Patel and Deep Maheshbhai Gupta, which harmed Amit Patel , Bonneville Foods Private Limited and Aadhaar holders.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown deepfake technology , Aadhaar facial authentication system , Aadhaar , DigiLocker , Aadhaar-linked e-KYC systems , RKBansal , True Credits and EarlySalary
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Incident ID
1472
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2026-04-28
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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In a significant breakthrough, the Cyber Cell of Crime Branch Ahmedabad has arrested four persons for allegedly orchestrating a sophisticated identity fraud racket in which they used deepfake technology and illegally accessed Aadhaar-linked…
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