Minister Vijayanand Kashappanavar files cybercrime complaint over fake video
The Karnataka Minister for Small Scale Industries and Public Enterprises alleges unidentified persons circulated a defamatory video to damage his reputation.
Karnataka Minister for Small Scale Industries and Public Enterprises Vijayanand Kashappanavar has approached the cybercrime police regarding a fake video targeting him on social media, according to The Hindu.
The Minister’s personal assistant lodged an official complaint alleging that unidentified persons deliberately created and circulated the defamatory video to damage Kashappanavar's reputation.
The complaint requested that police take stringent legal action against those responsible for making the video viral and tarnishing the image of the Minister and the State government.
A senior police official said the complaint has been received and a preliminary inquiry has been launched. The official stated that further legal action would be initiated based on the findings of the investigation.
Police have registered a case and started an investigation to identify those behind the circulation of the video.