Delhi: Video of cop molesting journo at CEC protest via AI

New Delhi: Delhi Police arrested a 24-year-old self-proclaimed independent journalist on Tuesday for allegedly circulating a fake video depicting ACP Vivek Bhagat sexually assaulting a woman. According to officials, the accused managed an Instagram account with nearly 24,000 followers. Nadeem Ahmed Ameen, a resident of Haryana’s Palwal district, was apprehended from the Mewat region. Police recovered a mobile phone allegedly used to circulate the AI-generated reel from his possession.

Officials said they are probing whether this incident was part of a larger pre-planned conspiracy to malign the image of Delhi Police and spread dissatisfaction against the government.

Addressing a press conference, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Manjeet said the accused claimed to be an independent journalist and was running the Instagram account ‘@news_aaina0776’, which was created in April and had around 24,000 followers and 1,226 posts.

According to police, the manipulated video was circulated through this Instagram account and was presented as genuine CCTV footage, showing a person dressed as a police officer allegedly engaging in sexually inappropriate conduct with a woman. “Assistant Commissioner of Police Vivek Bhagat’s photograph, name and designation were prominently displayed alongside the purported footage, falsely portraying him as the person involved,” the officer said.

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