An Army veteran in his 80s from Kondhwa, Pune, India, fell victim to a sophisticated online investment scam involving deepfake videos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The fraudsters lured him with promises of high returns on forex trading, claiming that an investment of ₹22,000 could yield monthly returns of ₹1 lakh (approximately $1,200 USD). After clicking a link in the deepfake video, the veteran was directed to a malicious application where he was manipulated into investing a total of ₹1.01 crore (around $120,000 USD). Initially, the app displayed false profits of ₹4.54 crore (approximately $550,000 USD), convincing him to invest even more. When he attempted to withdraw his 'earnings', he was asked to pay additional fees, prompting him to report the incident to the police. Cyber investigators in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad have noted a rise in similar scams using deepfake technology, with other notable figures being exploited in these fraudulent schemes.