In a crackdown against "troll" channels, Hyderabad Police on Wednesday said it issued notices to eight people and filed 20 cases for allegedly circulating morphed videos of various public representatives.
Mumbai's Dahisar Police on Monday arrested Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sainath Durge after questioning him in connection with the morphed video of Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Surve and a woman leader, which surfaced on the internet.
A Mumbai court on Monday sent four accused, arrested for allegedly making a morphed video of a Shiv Sena woman leader, to police custody till March 15.
Two persons were arrested for amplifying the alleged morphed video of Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Surve and a woman party leader, the police informed on Sunday.
"A video targeting me was made during a rally where local MLA, MPs & Chief Minister Eknath Shinde were present. The video was posted on FB page named Matoshree with dirty songs, encouraging people to make it viral," she told ANI.
The arrest came days after Assam Police on February 25 apprehended two from the Karbi Anglong district and seized 2.013 kg of Morphine, valued at Rs 8 Crores in the international market.
John Das, SDPO of Bokajan in Karbi Anglong district told ANI that acting on a tip-off, the drugs and the accused were apprehended during a naka checking by a police team on National Highway 36, near Dillai Gate, Bokajan.
Around 80,000 Americans die from overdoses each year, and almost three million Americans struggle with opioid use disorder. Opioid medications that bind to opioid receptors include heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone, and morphine.
"FIR was lodged in the Cyber police station of Lucknow for posting a morphed picture of Chief Minister Yogi in place of Deepika Padukone. FIR registered under sections of the IT Act," said Cyber Cell Deputy SP Alpana Ghosh.