Archive · 19 Dec 2025
Maharashtra Registers FIR in Deepfake Case Involving YouTuber Payal Gaming
A fake video was made using AI that looked like it featured a popular YouTuber named Payal Gaming.
This video was shared on social media and caused her a lot of distress.
The Maharashtra Cyber Department found out that the video was fake and started an investigation to find out who made it and shared it.
They also issued a certificate to stop the video from being spread further.
The department is warning that making and sharing such fake videos is against the law and will not be tolerated.
Maharashtra Cyber Department registered an FIR against unidentified persons for circulating a deepfake video involving YouTuber Payal Gaming.
The video caused severe mental trauma, reputational damage, and emotional distress to Payal Dhare.
Forensic analysis confirmed the video was a deepfake created using AI tools with malicious intent.
The FIR was registered under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, IT Act, and Indecent Representation of Women Act.
The Cyber Department issued a certificate to curb the circulation of the deepfake video and is actively investigating the creators and amplifiers.
- Who
- Payal Dhare (Payal Gaming) and unidentified creators/amplifiers of the deepfake video
- What
- Circulation of a deepfake video falsely featuring Payal Dhare
- When
- After the complaint was filed by Dhare
- Where
- Maharashtra, India
- Why
- To create and spread fabricated content online with malicious intent
- Victim
- Payal Dhare (Payal Gaming)
- Agency
- Maharashtra State Cyber Department
- Laws Involved
- Sections 3(5), 79, 356(2) of BNS, Section 67 of IT Act, Sections 3 and 4 of Indecent Representation of Women Act
- Status
- FIR registered, investigation ongoing
- Action Taken
- Certificate issued to curb circulation, hunt for creators and amplifiers