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AAP Faces 5 FIRs for Posting AI Videos of PM Modi, Shah
Hindustan Times Noida|January 15, 2025
Five FIRs were lodged against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in New Delhi on Monday—four of which were for uploading AI-generated videos and photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other BJP leaders; and one, in which AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has been named for making "provocative statements" against Purvanchalis.
- HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI:

The FIR, in which Kejriwal is named, also mentioned Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. In the FIR, filed on a complaint by a member of the BJP election cell, accused the AAP leaders of making "false, inflammatory, provocative and discriminatory statements against the people of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Purvanchalis) under conspiracy to incite tensions between communities."

The complaint alleges that on January 9, during a media address, Kejriwal claimed that 13,000 fake voter applications had been submitted in a constituency of just 100,000 people, insinuating that these were being added by "bringing people from UP and Bihar."

According to the FIR, Kejriwal labelled Purvanchalis as "fake voters" and accused them of being a "burden on Delhi's healthcare and education." The FIR charges the AAP leaders under BNS sections 196 (promoting enmity between groups) and 3(5) (common intention), calling their remarks inflammatory and socially disruptive.

The other four FIRs involve spoof videos and AI-generated photos shared by AAP's social media handles. A BJP election cell member filed the complaints, accusing AAP of spreading falsehoods and defaming BJP leaders. One targets the X handle "AAP-kaRamGupta" for posting a doctored image of Modi with expensive items. It was lodged under BNS sections 318 (cheating), 336 (forgery to cheat and harm reputation), 340 (forged document), and 61 (criminal conspiracy).

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