Act fast

Someone made a fake or morphed video of me.

Simple answer

You can act fast. Making or sharing a fake or morphed video to cheat, defame or sexually humiliate you can be a crime. Report it to the platform — it must remove morphed content within 2 hours of your complaint. Save the evidence and report on cybercrime.gov.in.

Real-life examples

Shalini, a teacher, found an obscene video with her face morphed onto it in a WhatsApp group. She saved the links and sender numbers, reported the video to the platforms and filed a complaint on the cyber crime portal. Sharing such material is an offence even though the video is fake.

Kunal's father got a call in Kunal's cloned voice asking for ₹50,000 after an 'accident'. He called Kunal back on his usual number and found it was fake. Had he paid, it would be cheating by personation, and he should call 1930 at once.

What should you do?

1Don't forward the video, even to complain. Save links, screenshots, usernames, phone numbers and dates.
2Report it on the platform as impersonation or morphed content, and to its grievance officer. Such content must be removed within 2 hours of your complaint.
3File a complaint on cybercrime.gov.in (use the women/child section for sexual content) or at a cyber police station.
4If a cloned voice or video was used to take money, call 1930 immediately.
5For serious harm to your reputation, ask a lawyer about a defamation case and a court order to take the content down.

Exceptions & limits

Clearly labelled satire or parody may be protected speech. Since February 2026, platforms must label lawful AI-made content and act quickly against deepfakes that deceive.
If you are under 18, the stricter POCSO Act applies. Sexual content of children can be reported anonymously on cybercrime.gov.in, or call Childline 1098.

Official legal reference

Information Technology Act, 2000 — Section 66D
Cheating by pretending to be someone else using a computer or phone, such as a cloned voice: up to 3 years' jail and fine.
Read the official text
Information Technology Act, 2000 — Sections 66E, 67, 67A
Publishing private images without consent (66E), or obscene (67) or sexually explicit (67A) material electronically: jail and fine.
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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 356
Defamation: words or images that harm someone's reputation; up to 2 years' jail, fine or community service.
Earlier: IPC Sections 499, 500Read the official text
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Section 336(4)
Making a false document or electronic record to harm someone's reputation: up to 3 years' jail and fine.
Earlier: IPC Section 469Read the official text
Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (as amended in 2026) — Rule 3
Platforms must label AI-generated content, act against harmful deepfakes and remove morphed or impersonating images of you within 2 hours of your complaint.
Read the official text

Where to get help

National Cyber Crime Helpline

Report online financial fraud immediately so the money trail can be frozen.

Call 1930 cybercrime.gov.in

Women Helpline

24x7 support for women facing violence, with referral to One Stop Centres.

Call 181

Childline

Emergency help for children in danger, abuse or child labour.

Call 1098

Source & status

Applies to: All of India
Law in force since: 27 Oct 2009
Legal review: Draft — awaiting lawyer review

Educational information, not legal advice for your case. Exact facts and the law that applies matter — speak to a lawyer before acting.