Teacher jumps to death from Atal Setu; harassment by loan app agents suspected
Mumbai, Feb 16 (PTI): A 50-year-old school teacher, who was allegedly being troubled over a loan, jumped to his death from the Atal Setu, the country’s longest sea bridge between south Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, an official said on Sunday.
The man, a resident of Alibag in Maharashtra's Raigad district, died by suicide near Ulwe, close to the Nhava Sheva end of the sea bridge, on Friday morning, the official said.
His family told the police that he had borrowed money through an instant loan app last month to clear some debt and was struggling to pay an outstanding of Rs 12,000.
As he was unable to pay, recovery agents of the loan app company had been calling him over the past week and allegedly threatening to shame him, the official said.
The recovery agents subsequently allegedly circulated the primary school teacher’s morphed images among his contacts and in WhatsApp groups, his family told the police.
According to the police, the man reached the Atal Setu in a car, alighted and plunged into the waters on Friday. Police launched a search after surveillance camera footage captured his suicide.
His body was found the next day near Nhava creek, about 12 km from the spot where he dived from the bridge, the official said.
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Man arrested in Hyderabad for impersonating police officer using AI videos
Hyderabad (PTI): A 27-year-old man was arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly impersonating a police official and uploading fabricated videos on social media platforms to gain followers, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, who worked as a delivery executive with a food delivery aggregator, created and circulated misleading videos using AI-based software.
He falsely depicted himself as a police official and showcased weapons, potentially causing panic and misleading the public, a release from Hyderabad Police said.
Police said it came to their notice that fake videos were being circulated on social media, showing individuals posing as police personnel and displaying weapons.
Upon preliminary inquiry, it was found that the videos were fabricated using AI software and did not represent any real police activity.
The accused unlawfully impersonated a police official and created deceptive digital content, which is a punishable offence under relevant provisions of law.
Such acts can erode public trust and create unnecessary alarm, the release said.
Acting on credible information, police teams apprehended the accused and seized a mobile phone used in the offence.
A case under relevant sections of the BNS and the IT Act, 2000, was registered at Kalapathar Police Station.
Further investigation is underway to determine whether any other persons were involved in the creation and dissemination of such content, police added.
