ASI suspended for harassing women during Durga puja
Samastipur (Bihar), Oct 19: An assistant sub-inspector who was deployed to maintain law and order in a village here allegedly harassed women during Durga pooja celebration following which he was beaten up by angry crowd, police said Friday.
ASI Upendra Nath Vidyarthi was suspended on the basis of a video clip of the incident, Samastipur Superintendent of Police Harpreet Kaur said.
He was found teasing girls and women in an inebriated condition Thursday night on Maha Navami in Vikrampur Bande village under Mufassil police station, Kaur said.
Vidyarthi was deployed in the village to ensure law and order in various Durga puja pandals on Mahanavami.
Villagers alleged that the ASI, who was not in his uniform, was found teasing girls and women in an inebriated condition, police sources said.
He was beaten up by villagers who later hand him over to police.
Kaur said a committee headed by Sadar Deputy Superintendent of Police Pritish Kumar has been constituted to probe the allegations against the ASI.
The local police took Vidyarthi to hospital for medical examination in which it could not be confirmed whether he was drunk, police sources 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.
