Jignesh Mevani's PA, AAP district chief held over Amit Shah deepfake video
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani ’s personal assistant (PA) and an AAP functionary were arrested on Tuesday on charges of sharing a deep-fake video of Union home minister Amit Shah about a purported promise “to end reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs” if BJP returns to office at the Centre.
Satish Vansola , 36, is a resident of Palanpur in Banaskantha, while AAP’s Rakesh Baria , 37, is from Limkheda town of Dahod.
Satish Vansola , 36, is a resident of Palanpur in Banaskantha, while AAP’s Rakesh Baria , 37, is from Limkheda town of Dahod.
Vansola, a Dalit, has been working for Mevani, the MLA from Vadgam, for six years. He also serves as general secretary of Congress’s Banaskantha district unit. Baria is AAP’s Dahod district chief.
They were picked up by Ahmedabad Police’s Cyber Crime Cell and booked under Sections 153A (promoting enmity ) and 505(2) (statements promoting enmity) of IPC.
Police officers said the duo had uploaded an edited video to create disharmony ahead of the May 7 LS polls in the state.
Mevani described Vansola as not just his PA but like his “brother”. “BJP’s IT Cell has been spreading fake videos for a long time. But instead of taking any action against them, police have arrested a common man like Vansola who posted that video by mistake,” said Mevani, who is working president of Gujarat Congress.
They were picked up by Ahmedabad Police’s Cyber Crime Cell and booked under Sections 153A (promoting enmity ) and 505(2) (statements promoting enmity) of IPC.
Police officers said the duo had uploaded an edited video to create disharmony ahead of the May 7 LS polls in the state.
Mevani described Vansola as not just his PA but like his “brother”. “BJP’s IT Cell has been spreading fake videos for a long time. But instead of taking any action against them, police have arrested a common man like Vansola who posted that video by mistake,” said Mevani, who is working president of Gujarat Congress.
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