AI-Assisted Fraud: Fake Image Sparks Controversy

Rishikesh Police have booked Rasik Maharaj for using AI to create a fake photo with Vice President CP Radhakrishnan. Maharaj allegedly spread the image online to fake connections during the AIIMS Rishikesh convocation. The police are investigating, with charges filed under various legal provisions.

Rishikesh Police have detained a man named Rasik Maharaj on charges of digital fraud using artificial intelligence. He is accused of fabricating a photograph showing him alongside Vice President CP Radhakrishnan.

The misleading image was circulated on Facebook and news platforms to showcase supposed high-level connections.

The forgery was linked to an April 23 AIIMS Rishikesh event where Maharaj was not officially listed as a guest. A legal case has been initiated under the IT Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, according to Inspector Kailash Chandra Bhatt.