Hubballi : A young woman has approached the Cyber Crime Police Station alleging that her YouTube video was morphed with obscene content and circulated on social media platforms.
On verifying the claim, she found that a 10-second video originally uploaded on her YouTube channel had been downloaded, edited with obscene scenes and extended to 17 seconds.
The woman was alerted by an acquaintance on Instagram about the alleged video, according to the complaint. The complainant further alleged that unidentified persons were threatening to circulate the morphed video on WhatsApp , Instagram and Telegram.
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Police said an investigation is underway to identify those responsible for creating and sharing the altered video and to trace the source of the threats. Following the complaint, a case has been registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station. Cyber crime officials have appealed to the public not to share suspicious or manipulated content on social media platforms and warned that strict action would be taken against offenders under relevant provisions of the law. Download the TOI App.