Mumbai woman loses ₹2.82 cr to deepfake Nirmala Sitharaman video

A 76-year-old Borivali retiree was duped of ₹2.82 crore after encountering a deepfake video of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman promoting investments. Fraudsters posing as an international trading platform convinced her to transfer funds via 20 transactions between March–September. A case has been registered by North Region Cyber police against unidentified persons for cheating and criminal conspiracy.