Overview

• The Cyber Crime Unit traced the Facebook post to Kishore Kausalya, a Tikri-based construction worker from Rayagada district, and arrested him for uploading the manipulated clip.
• The morphed video was shared on Facebook to tarnish Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s reputation and included content deemed obscene and damaging to a woman’s dignity.
• Police registered an FIR under multiple criminal sections and a Sub Divisional Magistrate court in Bhubaneswar remanded Kausalya to judicial custody.
• Meta Platforms complied with a request from the Crime Branch and removed the objectionable video from Facebook.
• Crime Branch officials warned that anyone using AI or other technology for defamation online will face stringent legal consequences.