# Case filed over AI video of BJP leader with inverted tricolour 2026-08-19T20:38:11+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Delhi Police have registered a case and launched a probe into an alleged AI-generated video showing Bharatiya Janata Party national president Nitin Nabin waving an inverted national flag on Independence Day. The police said the original video of Nabin hoisting the flag on August 15 was edited and widely shared on social media platforms, with hundreds of users posting the manipulated clip. A senior police officer said the source of the edited video is not yet known. On August 15, Nabin had posted photos and videos of himself hoisting the flag at his Delhi residence. In the edited version, he appears with an inverted flag. BJP leaders Rajesh Bhatia and Harsh Malhotra filed a complaint on Monday, calling the video completely fake and aimed at showing the BJP in a bad light. The police are investigating the matter. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The case highlights how AI-manipulated content can be weaponised for political attacks during sensitive national occasions. Under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, disrespecting the flag is a criminal offence punishable with imprisonment up to three years, a fine, or both. The police investigation will need to trace the origin of the edited video, which may involve forensic analysis of metadata and social media trails. Watch for whether the accused are identified and if the police invoke the IT Act for forgery or defamation. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Reports police and BJP complaints factually without sensationalising the AI angle. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: BJP, Delhi Police, Independence Day, Nitin Nabin Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/case-filed-over-ai-video-of-bjp-leader-with-inverted-tricolour/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/case-filed-over-ai-video-of-bjp-leader-with-inverted-tricolour/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/