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Bengaluru police have arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of creating and posting an AI-generated fake video of an explosion at the Karnataka Vidhana Soudha. According to MediaNama, the man, identified as Hazarat Ali, is suspected of posting the AI-generated fake explosion video on Instagram even though no explosion actually occurred. Police registered a case under Sections 353(1)(b) and 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and traced his residence through analysis of digital traces such as IP logs, announcing the arrest on Wednesday, October 21. Police are investigating his motive and whether anyone else was involved, and warned against the misuse of AI to create threatening content. There have been no further evidence-based developments in the case.
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Oct 22
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Bengaluru police arrest a man suspected of using AI to generate a fake explosion video of Karnataka's Vidhana Soudha
Bengaluru police arrested 25-year-old Hazarat Ali, who is suspected of posting an AI-generated fake video of an explosion at Vidhana Soudha on Instagram; no explosion actually occurred. Police registered a case under Sections 353(1)(b) and 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and traced his residence by analyzing digital traces such as IP logs, announcing the arrest on Wednesday, October 21. Police are investigating his motive and whether others were involved, and warned against misusing AI to create threatening content.