New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- Payal Dhare, the social media influencer popularly known as Payal Gaming, is not in the 19-minute viral video that has taken the country by storm in the last couple of weeks, a statement by the Maharashtra State Cyber Department revealed on Friday.

The Maharashtra Cyber Police have also said that the video which is being linked with the popular gamer, is a deepfake. The department has also lodged an investigation into the matter based on a complaint filed by Dhare.

The confirmation was given in a certificate issued by the Office of the Additional Director General of Police, Maharashtra State Cyber Department. The certificate revealed that advanced technological tools were used to analyse the video, upon which it wa...