FIR filed over Bihar Congress’ AI-generated video allegedly maligning PM Modi, mother

The Delhi Police on Saturday registered a first information report over an artificial intelligence-generated video posted by Congress’ Bihar unit on social media that allegedly tarnished the image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother Heeraben Modi, PTI reported.

The FIR was filed on a complaint by Sanket Gupta, the convenor of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Delhi election unit. The complainant alleged that the video “maligned the prime minister’s image, grossly violating law, morality and women’s dignity”, PTI reported.

The 36-second video was posted on social media platform X by Congress’ Bihar unit on Wednesday, according to the complaint. The video was marked as “AI generated” and had seven million views as of Sunday morning.

The animated video showed the prime minister dreaming about his late mother criticising him over his politics in Bihar. The state is expected to head for Assembly elections in October or November.

The case has been filed against unknown persons under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to forgery, forged documents or electronic records and using it as genuine, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace, defamation and criminal conspiracy, the news agency reported.

The BJP had on Friday criticised the Congress for posting the video.

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