Overview

• Pratim Bora was arrested by Dibrugarh Police on July 13 for creating a fake social media persona and uploading non-consensual AI-generated pornographic images of influencer Archita Phukan.
• Investigators traced Bora through IP address data before seizing devices and financial records for forensic analysis.
• Charges invoke Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections covering cyber fraud, defamation and identity manipulation, with IT Act provisions under review for obscenity and privacy invasion.
• Police say Bora admitted using AI tools to superimpose Phukan’s face onto explicit visuals, later monetizing the fake content through paid subscriptions that earned him about ₹10 lakh.
• Officers are seeking extended remand to broaden the digital forensics probe into financial networks tied to the scheme's platform identities.