Ahmedabad Police arrested four men accused of using AI tools, including Google Gemini, to generate deepfake videos and allegedly bypass Aadhaar OTP verification to run a loan scam. The case underscores how AI-powered identity fraud is becoming simpler and more accessible, posing fresh risks to India’s digital verification systems and prompting calls for stronger safeguards.
Netflix’s Jamtara looked like phishing past. Now Indian digital lenders are facing a faster, AI-driven threat: synthetic identities that pass KYC, match income patterns, and mimic real history. One lender received 1,400 applications in a weekend—only to discover the first 38 were fraudulent and accounts were emptied. Experts warn fraud detection must move upstream into underwriting.
Your news, in seconds
Get the Beige app — every story in 60 words, updated hourly. Free on iOS & Android.
Swipe through stories, personalise your feed, and save articles for later — all on the app.
