Fraudsters clone voice of ‘girlin distress’, try to extort mom in Karnataka

In a first for Karnataka, an industrialist from Ballari faced a voice cloning scam involving AI. Pretending to be police, fraudsters used the daughter’s cloned voice to demand Rs 50,000. A quick check by the father revealed the scam, preventing the loss. Police urge caution against such calls, stressing verification and immediate reporting.