India, Dec. 20 -- Maharashtra Cyber Police have said that the viral video circulating online with claims linking it to YouTuber Payal Dhare, popularly known as Payal Gaming, is a deepfake.

According to an official certificate issued by the Office of the Additional Director General of Police, Maharashtra State Cyber Department, the video was analysed using advanced technological tools and was found to have been "tampered with and modified". The analysis, dated December 19, 2025, confirms that the clip is an AI-generated deepfake, police said.

Based on a complaint submitted by Payal Dhare, Maharashtra Cyber Police registered a criminal case.

"The video was analysed using the technology available with the Maharashtra State Cyber Departmen...