KANNUR l Sunday l january 21, 2024 l `12.00 l PAGES 24 l city edition Creator of viral deepfake video of Rashmika Mandanna arrested The Delhi Police said it arrested a B-Tech graduate from Andhra Pradesh over the deepfake video that was widely circulated on social media Posted video to boost actor’s fan page Big fan of actor, created video using A.I. The accused, identified as 23-year-old Eemani Naveen from Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, created the video to increase the number of followers on the Instagram fan page of the actor he created. However, when the video went viral, he panicked and deleted it. The police said the fan following of the page increased from 90,000 to 1,08,000 within two weeks ■ ■ Following a complaint by Delhi Commission for Women, the police filed a case. It then sought Meta’s help to identify the accused After Naveen’s account was traced, a Delhi Police team reached Guntur to arrest him. Naveen told the police he is a big fan of the actor and created the video using AI with help from YouTube Oct 9 when the video was uploaded on the insta fan page of Rashmika CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI ED finally grills Will fully fence Myanmar border: Shah Soren in Ranchi land scam case P r a s a n ta M a z u m d a r @ Guwahati JMM workers stage protest, warn agency of consequences if the CM were to be arrested M UK E S H RA N JA N @ Ranchi Amid protests by Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) workers, officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) began questioning Chief Minister Hemant Soren at his residence here since 1 pm in connection with a land scam. Soren had skipped seven summonses before he agreed to be questioned. According to sources, eight ED officials came in with files and a list of 300 questions for the interrogation. Questions were mostly related to the land scam and sources of his income, they said. Later in the evening, additional files were brought in. The ED is investigating the Ranchi land scam on the basis of documents recovered from key accused Bhanu Pratap Prasad’s house. Several important documents relating to the scam were found in the raid from the house of Sub-Inspector Prasad of Badagain zone. Certain documents show the CM allegedly grabbing a parcel of tribal land in Ranchi. Amid apprehension that Soren could be arrested, many MLAs of the ruling alliance gathered at the chief minister’s house since morning to show their support. Likewise, hundreds of JMM workers gathered near his house with bow and arrow placards, party flags and banners. They were shouting slogans against the ED and the Centre. They warned that the ED should be prepared to face the consequences if it were to arrest Soren. Soon security was beefed up and prohibitory orders issued within a radius of 500 metres from the CM’s house till 11 pm. On Wednesday the JMM had , claimed that there is huge re- Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Centre would fence the over 1,600 km long porous India-Myanmar border even as he exuded confidence that India would be free from the Naxal problem within the next three years. He made the statement on fencing while addressing the passing out parade of 2,551 Assam police commandos here. They were trained by the Army and the police. “We have a porous border with Myanmar. The Modi government has decided to fence Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the 60th Raising Day ceremony of Sashastra Seema Bal in Tezpur | PTI it. The entire border will be protected through fencing similar to that of the Bangladesh border,” Shah said. AI cameras caught over 32L violations in 6 months An i l k u m a r T @ Kochi Chief Minister Hemant Soren 13 arrests so far As many as 13 people, including IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan and two businessmen, Amit Agrawal and Bishnu Agarwal, have been arrested in connection with the land scam so far sentiment among p e o p l e against ED’s politically motivated actions against its leader. JMM general secretary Supriyo Bhattacharya hinted that the anger among the people against the ED could take an ugly shape. “It is therefore crucial that ED remains transparent, fact-based and reliable,” he added. The AI-enabled cameras, which were switched on across the state last June, have detected a whopping 32 lakh traffic rule violations in less than six months. According to the data accessed from the motor vehicle department (MVD), a total of 32,88,657 challans were issued to motorists for violations caught on the 726 AI cameras installed across the state between June 5 and December 26, 2023. The data showed that an average 18,000 violations were detected by the cameras daily . Seat belt rule violation topped the list, with a staggering 18.22 lakh motorists penalised for the offence during the period. Of these, around 8.92 lakh were instances of co-passengers not wearing seat belts. As many as 45,214 two-wheeler riders were charged for carrying WATCHFUL EYES AI-enabled cameras went live on June 5, 2023 Seat belt violations: E x p r e s s ne w s s e r v i c e @ Chennai Speculations on separation between high-profile sports stars Sania MIrza and Shoaib Malik were put to rest when the former Pakistan cricket captain announced his third marriage with popular actor from his country Sana Javed in Karachi on Saturday. He also shared his marriage photographs on social media X. This has put to rest numerous rumours and unconfirmed stories revolving around Sania and Shoaib’s marriage and subsequent separation. The sporting royalties were hardly seen together in public and there were conjectures of rift between the two. Sania and Shoaib got married in 2010 and have a son named Izaan, who is five now and lives with Sania. After marriage the two lived in Dubai. According to reports family sources said it was a ‘khula’, which gives the right to a woman to divorce her husband. There had been indications a few days ago when Sania posted a cryptic story on instagram where she mentioned about divorce and the turmoil within. ““Marriage is hard, Divorce is hard... Obesity is hard. Being fit is hard, Choose your hard. being in debt is hard. Being financially disciplined is hard. Choose your hard. Communication is hard. No communicating is hard. Life will never be easy . I will always be hard. But we can choose our hard. Pick wisely Shoaib and Sania had mar.” ried in Hyderabad in her hometown Hyderabad in April 2010. The Shree Ram Teerth Kshetra Trust that oversees the construction of Ram Temple, on Saturday warned that it will take action against those who released the image of the Ram Lalla idol’s face before the consecration. The image of the new idol without its face covered — sculpted by Arun Yogiraj — went viral on social media on Friday . The picture was said to be taken when the idol was in workshop. It was not released by any competent authority or the temple trust. Official images were to be released in public domain only after the consecration on January 22. Parallelly, the Centre issued a media advisory cautioning them 32,88,657 Co-passenger seat belt violation: Triples ride on Two-wheelers: 45,124 more than the stipulated number of passengers at a time. The state government had launched the AI cameras with the hope that they would help bring down traffic violations and enhance road safety. However, the Trust to take action over leaked Sania divorces, picture of Ram Lalla idol’s face Shoaib marries for third time Challans issued until December 6: 18,22,186 8,92,928 final split N a m i ta B a j pa i @ Ayodhya He also said the Centre reviewed its Free Movement Regime (FMR) agreement with Myanmar and decided to do away with it. India and Myanmar had signed the FMR pact to facilitate the movement of people residing along the international border. It allowed them to travel up to 16 km inside each other’s territories without travel documents. Recently, the Mizoram government expressed opposition to the Centre’s move. Chief Minister Lalduhoma told Modi the Mizos consider the state’s 510 km long border with Myanmar as imposed by the British. against publishing any false or manipulated content related to the event that could disturb communal harmony and public order. Meanwhile, PM Narendra Modi, the mukhya yajman (main host for the puja) of the consecration, will be joined by 14 other yajmans drawn from different sections of society, in the final puja. Modi is likely to perform the final ritual of Chakshu Unmilan (opening of the eyes of the presiding deity) after the week-long rituals leading to the pran pratishtha on January 22. The PM is scheduled to arrive at Maharishi Valmiki International Airport at 10.25 am on Monday He will . then proceed to Hanuman Garhi temple before reaching the Ram Janmabhoomi premises at 11am. large number of violations raises doubts on whether the cameras have had the desired impact. An MVD official said the number of violations detected by the AI cameras has shown an upward trajectory . “Initially, if the AI cameras detected an average of nearly 10,000 violations daily the , number has now almost touched 20,000. Due to some technical glitches, 51 cameras are currently offline. Once they also go live, the number of violations is likely to go past 20,000 a day the official ,” said. At the same time, Transport Commissioner S Sreejith said the AI cameras have helped reduce the accident death rate in the state. “The number of road accidents remains the unchanged. But the number of people losing lives in accidents has come down,” said ● More on P5 Sreejith.  E X P R ESS R EA D 15 persons found guilty of BJP leader’s murder Alappuzha: The Mavelikara Additional District Session Court-I on Saturday found 15 accused guilty in the murder of BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivas. The convicts belong to the Popular Front of India and its political arm SDPI. The court will pronounce the quantum of sentence on Monday. P5 Lakhs participate in DYFI’s human chain T’Puram: Lakhs of people joined hands from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram in a 651-km-long human chain organised by the DYFI in protest against the Central government’s “neglect” towards Kerala. P5 Not going to waste 3,000 dumpsites set for ‘green’ lease of life E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ T’Puram Come Wednesday around 3,000 gar, bage dumpsites across the state will get a lease of life -- as clean and green spaces. In a commendable initiative, student volunteers of the National Service Scheme (NSS) have joined hands to transform such dumpsites into ‘Sneharamam Parks’. Conceived as part of the the local self-government department’s ‘Malinya Muktha NavaKerala Campaign, the work to transform these spots to parks — where people can spend their leisure time — began last August. Around 3,500 NSS units across the state took part in the initiative, which was taken up under the ‘Haritham Nirmalam’ project of the higher secondary department. The ‘Sneharamam’ set up at Kadumeenchira in Pathanamthitta district “Around 2,640 Sneharamam Parks are ready and they will be thrown open to the public on Wednesday The work on 240 parks . is in the finishing stages and will be completed soon,” Higher Educa- tion Minister R Bindu said on Saturday . The NSS units identified the garbage dumpsites in their areas, which could be converted into beautiful green spaces for the public. The objective of the initiative was to strengthen the involvement of NSS units in ensuring responsible waste management in the community. In an effort to maintain them as clean spaces where the public can come and spend some quality time, the NSS volunteers have set up ‘pachathuruth’, wall art, vertical garden, park and installations at these spots. The state-wide inauguration of ‘Sneharamam Parks’ will be held at Women’s College, Thiruvananthapuram, at 11am on Wednesday . Bindu and LSGD Minister M B Rajesh will attend. The Chins in Myanmar and the Mizos are ethnic cousins, belonging to the Zo community . Shah did not spell out why the decision was taken but it is a fact that the open border allows insurgents, among others, to sneak in and out of India. Also, the Manipur government suspected the involvement of Myanmar-based Kuki militants in the violence in the state. Meanwhile, addressing the 60th raising day of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in Assam’s Tezpur, Shah said the entire country will be 100% free from the Naxal problem within the next three years. At R357 crore, Sabarimala posts record revenue E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @Pathanamthitta The Sabarimala temple has registered a record revenue of `357.47 crore during the Mandalam-Makaravilakku season this year. Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president P S Prasanth said the revenue during the pilg rima g e season stood at `357,47,71,909, an increase of `10.35 crore compared to last year’s `347.12 crore. Of the total revenue, `146.99 crore came from the sale of aravana and `17.64 crore from appam sales. The revenue from auction of copra, ‘kuthaka lelam’, offerings in temple accounts for the remaining amount. “The counting of ‘kanikka’ has not been completed and we are expecting `10 crore from this,” he said. O ve r 5 0 l a k h p i l g r i m s (50,06,412) visited the hill shrine this season, as against 44,16,219 last year, said the TDB presi● More on P5 dent.  4 DAys TO gO PrEsENTs THINKEDU CONCLAVE Thus Begins the Age of Ram PLUS 12 PAGES