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Panvel Police Register FIR Over Casteist AI Video Targeting CJI Bhushan Gavai

Investigators opened a caste-atrocity case under BNS provisions to trace the deepfake’s origin.

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The accused, identified as a resident of Panvel in Navi Mumbai, used Artificial Intelligence tools to fabricate a video containing derogatory references to CJI Gavai, they said.

Overview

  • Panvel Taluka Police filed the FIR after advocate Amit Katarnavare reported an AI-generated video with casteist slurs against the Chief Justice, which his mother flagged on October 7.
  • The case cites the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, including sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(u), along with Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 3(5), 61(2), 196, and 351.
  • Police say cyber experts are verifying IP addresses and digital footprints to identify the creator and distributors of the clip.
  • Authorities have issued takedown directives to social media platforms to remove the video pending the ongoing probe.
  • One outlet reports that Kikki Singh and associates have been booked, and coverage links the video’s circulation to a separate shoe-throw attempt at the CJI earlier in the week.