Overview

• Pratim Bora is in custody charged under cybercrime and identity-theft provisions after admitting to earning about £9,400 by distributing AI-generated pornographic deepfakes of Phukan
• Assam Police arrested Bora on July 13 after Archita Phukan filed a complaint over non-consensual deepfake images and videos that damaged her reputation
• Digital forensics teams have seized Bora’s electronic devices for investigation while social media platforms continue to remove the AI-generated content
• Phukan has changed her Instagram handle to Amira Ishtara as part of efforts to reclaim her online identity and distance herself from the scandal
• Digital rights experts are calling on India to enact specific anti-deepfake laws, require AI media labeling, and establish support systems to protect victims