Man arrested in Hyderabad for AI-generated sexually explicit communally sensitive content
A 33-year-old man was arrested in Hyderabad on August 23, 2025, after using AI tools to generate sexually explicit images morphed with religious symbols and posting them on Facebook and Instagram through fake accounts impersonating members of other faith communities. Police said the content was intended to incite communal enmity and outrage modesty, and the fake accounts had about 1,500 followers.
What happened
A 33-year-old man was arrested in Hyderabad on August 23, 2025, for creating and circulating sexually explicit and communally sensitive content on social media. According to police, the accused used artificial intelligence tools to generate morphed and sexually explicit images, fusing them with religious symbols and beliefs, and posted this material on Facebook and Instagram through fake user accounts.
The accused created fake profiles impersonating individuals from another faith community. Through those accounts, he circulated derogatory and abusive content with the stated aim of misleading the public and targeting his own community. Around 1,500 people were following the accused's fake accounts before the content was flagged.
Reported impact
Police stated the content was blasphemous and deliberately intended to outrage the modesty of women from one community, incite hatred, and provoke enmity between religious communities. Police said such content had the potential to lead to public disorder, breach of peace, and heightened communal tensions, particularly concerning in Hyderabad's current social context.
Index analysis
The case was registered under Section 67(A) of the Information Technology Act and Sections 196(1) and 299 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The accused was remanded to judicial custody.
Governance controls
Police warned the public against believing or circulating inflammatory social media posts, stressing that the government is closely monitoring online activity. Citizens were urged to report cybercrime by dialling 1930 or visiting cybercrime.gov.in.
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Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.