Amit Shah 'deepfake' video case: Jharkhand Congress handle withheld by X

A 'deepfake morphed video' of Union Home Minister Amit Shah was posted on the handle

Jharkhand Congress handle was on Wednesday withheld by X, formerly known as Twitter, in India. This was in response to a legal demand, reported news agency ANI.

A 'deepfake morphed video' of Union home minister Amit Shah was posted on the handle, following which the account was withheld.

Earlier today, the Delhi police special cell issued notice to Jharkhand Congress president Rajesh Thakur under Section 91 of the CrPC, asking him to be present at the cell's office on May 2 in connection with the doctored video of Shah circulating on social media.

In a letter dated April 29, Inspector Naresh Malik Special Cell said, "This is to state that the above-mentioned case is being investigated by the undersigned. For the purpose of investigation, you are hereby directed through this notice to provide the below mentioned details/documents/electronic gadgets to the undersigned and join the investigation on May 2, 2024, at 10.30 am at Room No 302, 3rd floor, IFSO office Special Cell Delhi Police."

"I received the notice from the Delhi Police on Tuesday. But, it is beyond my understanding why the notice was served to me. This is nothing but anarchy," Thakur was quoted as saying by PTI. 

Jharkhand Congress earlier took to X and wrote, "Amit Shah's election speech went viral in which he said that if the BJP government is formed again, OBC and SC/ST reservation will be abolished."