3 held for posting AI-generated obscene images of Kannada actor Rukmani Vasanth

‘Misrepresented her before the public‘

“Such acts caused harm to her reputation and personal privacy, subjected her to mental harassment, and misrepresented her before the public,” the officer said.

The Bengaluru Cyber Crime Police Station had registered a complaint under the Information Technology Act, 2000, sections for identity theft, wrongful depiction of a person, violation of privacy, transmission of obscene and sexually explicit material, as well as Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections for sexual harassment, insulting the modesty of a woman, obscenity, forgery, and intimidation.

“To trace the accused persons, a special team was constituted, and an investigation was undertaken. Based on the evidence collected, the accused persons were apprehended. Three mobile phones used in the commission of the offence were seized from their possession,” the DGP said.

The police arrested the three suspects and sent them to judicial custody this week using technical evidence on the online posting and origin of the messages.

In recent days, several actors in the Kannada film industry have complained of being portrayed in a poor light online with AI and morphed content. Veteran Kannada actor Dodanna has recently filed a police complaint in Bengaluru over tribute videos circulating online with the misinformation that he was dead.