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Man Arrested For Circulating AI-Generated Video Of Delhi Police Officer
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Moneycontrol•06-10-2026, 14:16
Man Arrested For Circulating AI-Generated Video Of Delhi Police Officer
- •A 24-year-old man named Nadeem Ahmed Ameen from Haryana was arrested for allegedly circulating a fabricated AI-generated video of ACP Vivek Bhagat.
- •The accused claimed to be an independent journalist and used an Instagram account with around 24,000 followers to share the manipulated video as genuine CCTV footage.
- •Delhi Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and recovered the mobile phone used in the crime.
- •Investigators are probing whether the incident was part of a larger conspiracy to malign the image of Delhi Police and spread disaffection against the government.
- •ACP Vivek Bhagat had been accused in a separate controversy involving a protest and voluntarily requested not to avail a recent promotion charge until a full inquiry is concluded.
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Nadeem Ahmed Ameen, a 24-year-old resident of Haryana's Palwal district who claimed to be an independent journalist, was arrested by Delhi Police from the Mewat region.
A case was registered at the Cyber Police station under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including provisions for intentional insult, public mischief, forgery to damage reputation, and the sale of obscene material.
ACP Bhagat requested of his own volition not to avail the promotion's additional charge as additional DCP until a full inquiry into the alleged harassment of women journalists is satisfactorily concluded.
