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Delhi Police Arrest Three in Assault Case, Video Investigation
Delhi Police reported two separate cases.
In one, three men were arrested after a woman from Nagaland and her friends allegedly faced an attack in a hotel parking area.
The woman said the men tried to make her get into their car.
She said her friends were attacked when they tried to help.
In another case, police arrested Nadeem Ahmed over a video made with AI tools.
The video was shared online as if it showed real CCTV footage from a protest.
Police said Ahmed told them he wanted people to distrust the police.
Officers seized his phone and are investigating where his money came from and whether anyone else helped him.
Delhi Police said three men were arrested over an alleged assault involving a woman from Nagaland and her friends in Chanakyapuri on October 4.
The woman’s complaint alleges the men misbehaved with her and tried to force her into their car; her friends were allegedly assaulted when they intervened.
Police separately arrested Nadeem Ahmed over an AI-generated video falsely presented online as protest-site CCTV footage.
The video, which began circulating on October 3, depicted a uniformed person allegedly misbehaving with a woman during a protest.
Police said Ahmed told them he made the video to damage the police’s image; his phone was seized, and his funding and alleged accomplices are under investigation.
- Who
- Three men were arrested over the alleged assault; Nadeem Ahmed was separately arrested over the AI-generated video.
- What
- Police investigated an alleged assault and the circulation of an AI-generated video presented as protest-site CCTV footage.
- Where
- The alleged assault occurred in a hotel parking area in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. Ahmed was identified as a resident of Palwal, Haryana.
- When
- The alleged assault took place on October 4; the video began circulating on October 3. Police statements were reported on Wednesday and Tuesday, respectively.
- Why
- Police said Ahmed told them he made the video to tarnish the police’s image and stir hostility among protesters. The reason for the alleged assault was not stated.
Police account
Other accounts
AI-generated protest video
Police account
Police said the footage was AI-generated and that Ahmed told them he created it to tarnish the police’s image and stir hostility among protesters.
Other accounts
No substantive alternative account of the video’s origin or purpose is provided in the report; Ahmed reportedly described himself to police as an independent journalist.
Alleged assault
Police account
Police said three men were arrested in connection with the alleged assault.
Other accounts
The account of the incident comes from the woman’s complaint; the article provides no response from the arrested men.
Key facts
- Assault arrests
- Three men arrested in connection with the alleged assault.
- Assault date
- October 4.
- Assault location
- Parking area of a five-star hotel in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.
- Video circulation
- The AI-generated footage began circulating on social media on October 3.
- Video arrest
- Nadeem Ahmed was arrested over the video.
- Investigation
- Police seized Ahmed’s phone and said his funding and alleged accomplices were being investigated.
Quotes
DCP Manjeet
Delhi Police officer who discussed the investigation into the AI-generated video
“On 3rd October, we saw footage circulating on social media wherein it is being shown as the CCTV footage from the protest site.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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