More than 500 such posts had been taken down by Tuesday evening, officials said. Delhi Police have registered four first information reports (FIRs) over social media posts allegedly spreading misinformation and inflammatory content related to the ongoing protests against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the subsequent police crackdown.
“The FIRs have been registered against unknown persons under sections 336 (forgery), 353 (statements conducing to public mischief) and 356 (defamation) of the BNS, apart from relevant sections of the IT Act. Also Read I At least 12 journalists covering anti-CEC protests, including Hindustan reporter, detained by Delhi Police Last week, police arrested a man from Haryana for allegedly creating and circulating AI-generated videos and images depicting police officers sexually harassing protesters.
A senior police officer said the FIRs were registered by the Delhi Police’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit. The fabricated content included AI-generated images of ACP Vivek Bhagat, who was named in a complaint filed by a woman alleging that he sexually harassed her during a protest, police said.
A preliminary investigation indicated that several posts taken down so far originated from social media handles operating outside India, including in Pakistan, the officer said. “We are closely monitoring all social media platforms and taking down objectionable and AI-generated images, videos with the potential to incite public sentiment,” the officer added.
