How AI Image Manipulation Became Part of an Alleged Harassm…

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Incident details

Incident ID: inc_2026_02_17_a37cb02b
Date source: llm_extracted_from_article_text
Country: India
Platform: Social Media
Incident type: Non Consensual Synthetic Image
Verification level: reported_but_unverified

Harm types

Harassment

Topics

Deepfake Image Manipulation

Summary

In Ahmedabad, India, the Naroda Police registered an FIR against Rajesh Kanubhai Panchal for allegedly harassing Payalben Prajapati, a 38-year-old woman. The complainant alleged that after ending their relationship, Panchal used artificial intelligence to create manipulated images of her and circulated them via WhatsApp status updates. He also allegedly issued death threats, sent defamatory messages to her relatives and friends, and pressured her to resume living with him. Police are investigating the case by examining digital evidence including WhatsApp communications and alleged AI-generated images.

Sources

How AI Image Manipulation Became Part of an Alleged Harassm…

english.gujaratsamachar.com · 2026-08-04 · Primary