Description: A 21-year-old man in Delhi was reportedly arrested for allegedly using AI morphing tools to create obscene images of his ex-girlfriend and distributing them through fake Instagram accounts. Police said he impersonated her, used real photos, and targeted her followers to harass and defame her after their breakup. The accused evaded detection by reportedly using multiple unverified Instagram handles.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unspecified AI image manipulation developers developed an AI system deployed by Unnamed 21-year-old male suspect from Delhi, which harmed Unnamed ex-girlfriend of 21-year-old male suspect from Delhi.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unspecified AI image manipulation tools and Instagram
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1132
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-07-02
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
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The Delhi Police Tuesday arrested a 21-year-old man from the Palam village for allegedly stalking, defaming, and sexually harassing his ex-girlfriend by creating explicit images of her using AI tools. The accused allegedly disseminated the …
Variants
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