Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Crime Branch Says Accused Used ChatGPT for Fake PMO Documents
Police in Mumbai are investigating a case involving a fake Prime Minister’s Office identity card.
The accused is 24-year-old Rohan Premal Parekh.
Police say he showed the card to security guards at Jio World Plaza on September 7.
The Crime Branch says Parekh admitted making similar documents with ChatGPT since 2025.
Police say he wanted to appear more important to other people and his family.
Another accused, Dilip Rajaram Kunde, allegedly acted as Parekh’s bodyguard.
Police also allege Kunde used a firearm while providing security commercially.
Parekh and Kunde have been sent to judicial custody, but the allegations have not yet been established in court.
Rohan Premal Parekh, 24, is accused of using a fake Prime Minister’s Office identity card at Jio World Plaza in Mumbai.
The Crime Branch says Parekh allegedly created PMO-related documents with ChatGPT beginning in 2025.
Police allege Parekh used the documents to improve his image and self-esteem in society and before his family.
Police allegedly recovered a laptop, hard disk, and PMO-related documents from Parekh’s residence on September 8.
Parekh and Dilip Rajaram Kunde were remanded to judicial custody, while Prathamesh Ganesh Bagul remains wanted.
- Who
- Rohan Premal Parekh and Dilip Rajaram Kunde were arrested; the Crime Branch is investigating, while Prathamesh Ganesh Bagul remains wanted.
- What
- A case concerning the alleged use of a fake Prime Minister’s Office identity card and related documents, allegedly created using ChatGPT.
- When
- The identity card was allegedly used on September 7; police say Parekh had been creating related documents since 2025, and a residence search occurred on September 8.
- Where
- Jio World Plaza in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex and Parekh’s residence in Mumbai.
- Why
- According to the Crime Branch, Parekh allegedly created the documents to enhance his image and self-esteem in society and before his family.
- Primary accused
- Rohan Premal Parekh, 24
- Second arrested accused
- Dilip Rajaram Kunde
- Wanted accused
- Prathamesh Ganesh Bagul
- Alleged location of ID use
- Jio World Plaza, Mumbai
- Technology cited by police
- ChatGPT
- Alleged document period
- Since 2025
- Current custody status
- Parekh and Kunde were remanded to judicial custody