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The troubles of senior lawyer and social activist Prashant Bhushan have increased considerably after getting trapped in legal entanglements. Delhi Police has registered a case against renowned Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan for sharing anti-India and misleading fake videos. The controversy began after an allegedly edited video involving Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was posted on social media platform However, after the Fact Check Unit of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Russian Embassy declared this video to be completely fake and marked, the Special Cell immediately took a tough stance and filed an FIR.
The whole matter came to a head when senior advocate Prashant Bhushan shared a video clip of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on social media. While sharing this video, Prashant Bhushan had claimed in the caption that “This is a big slap on the face of India by the Foreign Minister of Russia. What kind of advice was Jaishankar giving to Russia?” In this video clip, Sergei Lavrov was reportedly shown raising serious questions and commenting on India’s internal affairs and India’s purchase of crude oil from Russia. As soon as this post of Prashant Bhushan became increasingly viral on the internet, sharp reactions started being seen among diplomatic circles and social media users.
As soon as this fake video went viral, the authorized ‘Fact Check Unit’ of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India, immediately swung into action and conducted a detailed analysis of the video and issued an official denial. The Ministry of External Affairs, in its fact-check alert, said in clear words that this video is completely fake, edited and digitally created (Fabricated Audio). Along with this, the Russian Embassy in India also issued an official statement on its behalf calling these statements being linked to the name of Sergei Lavrov as completely false and worth rejecting. Foreign Ministry officials said that Foreign Minister S. The bilateral talks between Jaishankar and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the international stage were extremely cordial and the claims shown in the video are completely fabricated and misleading.
After the Ministry of External Affairs and the Russian Embassy confirmed that the video was fake, the Special Cell of Delhi Police took suo motu cognizance and started action in the matter. Police believe that sharing such sensitive and edited videos not only adversely impacts India’s international and diplomatic relations with friendly countries, but also poses a serious risk of spreading misinformation and rumors among the public. Delhi Police Special Cell has registered a criminal case against Prashant Bhushan under Section 336(4), Section 353(1)(c), Section 356, Section 340(2) of the Indian Justice Code (BNS) and Section 66C of the Information Technology Act (IT Act), registering FIR number 263/26.
After the controversy increased on social media and the fake video was exposed by the Ministry of External Affairs, Prashant Bhushan removed the controversial post from his X handle. However, despite the post being deleted, Prashant Bhushan’s legal troubles have increased significantly as a criminal case has been registered in Delhi Police. According to police sources, the source of the fake audio and video clips is being investigated to find out who had created the fake content and whether it was deliberately spread with a misleading agenda. Legal experts believe that amid the tightening stance of central agencies against fake news and deepfake/marked videos, the senior advocate can also be interrogated in this case.