Bhubaneswar, Dec. 13 -- A deepfake video of Nirmala Sitharaman has landed a woman in trouble as she allegedly lost Rs 33 lakh in cyber fraud.

A 54-year-old woman from CV Raman Nagar in Bengaluru registered on a fraudulent trading site after believing in a deepfake video of Nirmala Sitaraman promoting the platform. The woman registered on the site, sharing crucial banking details, including KYC, and making multiple transactions. The scam also involved emails falsely sent in the name of the Reserve Bank of India and a bank, lending a sense of authenticity to the fraud.

Initially, the woman made a payment of Rs 21,000 after being added to a WhatsApp group. The fraudsters contacted her after three months, identifying themselves as Varnika R...