BJP President Amit Shah and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gesture after the election results in New Delhi, India, May 23, 2019. REUTERSBJP President Amit Shah and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gesture after the election results in New Delhi, India, May 23, 2019. REUTERSManipulated videos are taking centre stage as campaigning heats up in India's election, with fake clips involving two top aides of Prime Minister Narendra Modi triggering police investigations and the arrest of some workers of his rival Congress party. Congress' head of social media, Supriya Shrinate, did not respond to messages and an email seeking comment. Using internet address tracking, state police arrested a man named Shyam Gupta on May 2 who had shared the fake video post on X a day earlier, receiving over 3,000 views and 11 likes.

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