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FIR filed after woman’s AI-morphed photo used at CJP protest
Corrected 1 October 2026: source list (India Today video pages removed; they are not articles), the court plea sentences that rested only on them, and the spelling of the complainant's name.
The Story in Brief
Delhi Police has registered an FIR after a 25-year-old woman alleged her photograph was morphed using AI and displayed alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's image during a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar. The complainant, identified as Riddhima Sharma, said organisers Saurbah Das, Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Ratna Singh used her face without consent on banners. She alleged derogatory slogans and vulgar comments were made against her, and videos were circulated on Instagram. The FIR, filed at the Cyber police station under the IT Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, names the accused as unidentified for now.
Police said they are investigating all angles, including creation, printing and online circulation of the image. The CJP did not comment at the time of filing this report.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The New Indian Express and Times of India led with the police FIR and named organisers but gave equal weight to the woman's detailed allegations and the police caveat that no accused is named. Hindustan Times led with the FIR being against the CJP itself, highlighting the woman's 'absolute distress' and including the full FIR text, giving more space to the complainant's claims. The differences are of emphasis, between the police process and the complainant's own account. The progress of the police investigation is the next step to watch.
Corrected 1 October 2026: source list (India Today video pages removed; they are not articles), the court plea sentences that rested only on them, and the spelling of the complainant's name.
Coverage: 4 sources, 4 neutral
Sources (4): newindianexpress.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2) (neutral report), hindustantimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
