Bengaluru: Bihar Migrant Worker Arrested For Creating AI Video Depicting Blast At Vidhana Soudha
Bengaluru, Karnataka: The Bengaluru City Police recently arrested a 25-year-old migrant worker from Bihar for allegedly creating and circulating an AI-generated video showing a bomb blast at Vidhana Soudha, the Karnataka’s legislature and government building.
The accused man, identified as Hazrat Ali is a native of Araria district in Bihar. He had been working as a daily-wage pipe fitter in Bengaluru for the past few months. Police said that the video surfaced online on Tuesday morning.
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The video shows footage recorded outside Vidhana Soudha before editing it through AI-generated visual effects to depict a massive explosion at the iconic government building. The video came to the notice of the police, prompting action against the creator.
The police Police Inspector S. P. Kumar Swamy of Vidhana Soudha Police Station registered a First Information Report (FIR) under Sections 353(1)(b) and 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
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The officials then traced the Instagram account, leading to the s residence of the accused in Bengaluru. The police arrested the man and has been questioning the motive behind creating and uploading the video. Police are also examining if any other persons were involved in producing or editing the clip and any potential broader security implications.
