Daijiworld Media Network - Muzaffarpur

Muzaffarpur, Jan 3: A man was arrested in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district on Friday for allegedly creating and circulating AI-generated fake videos and audio clips of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu, police said.

The accused has been identified as Pramod Kumar Raj, a resident of Bhagwanpur under the Bochaha police station limits. According to the police, Raj edited and shared fabricated content on social media by misusing the names, images and voices of the President and the Prime Minister.

In a statement, the police said the objective behind the AI-generated content was to mislead the public, undermine the dignity, prestige and trust associated with the highest constitutional offices of the country, create distrust towards democratic institutions, and adversely affect social harmony and law and order.

A special team was constituted by the district police to probe the matter, following which the accused was arrested. The mobile phone allegedly used to create and circulate the fake content has also been seized.

Police further noted that such fabricated material has the potential to spread anti-national sentiment, rumours and social unrest. A case has been registered and further investigation is underway. The criminal antecedents of the accused are also being verified, officials added.