A 21-year-old man was arrested in Delhi for allegedly stalking and sexually harassing his ex-girlfriend by creating explicit AI-generated images of her and disseminating them through fake Instagram profiles.
The Delhi Police arrested a 21-year-old man from Palam village for allegedly using AI tools to create explicit images of his ex-girlfriend and distributing them through fake Instagram profiles. The harassment began after their relationship ended, with the accused launching a sustained campaign to damage the woman's dignity and reputation. The accused created fake accounts daily without verifiable contact information to evade detection, using these accounts to share doctored images and impersonate the victim's identity to target her followers. Police clarified that the case involved AI morphing rather than deepfakes, explaining that AI morphing blends facial features from multiple individuals while deepfakes swap faces to make someone appear to say or do things they never did. A cyber police team used technical surveillance to trace IP addresses and digital footprints, ultimately identifying and arresting the accused. Police recovered a smartphone used in the crime and began forensic examination. The case was filed under sections 78 (stalking) and 79 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
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Using AI systems to gain a personal advantage over others such as through cheating, fraud, scams, blackmail or targeted manipulation of beliefs or behavior. Examples include AI-facilitated plagiarism for research or education, impersonating a trusted or fake individual for illegitimate financial benefit, or creating humiliating or sexual imagery.
Human
Due to a decision or action made by humans
Intentional
Due to an expected outcome from pursuing a goal
Post-deployment
Occurring after the AI model has been trained and deployed