'Vidhan Sabha uda diya': Bengaluru police arrest Bihar man over AI video

The accused has been identified as Hazrat Ali Shoiab, a resident of Araria district in Bihar.

BENGALURU: Bengaluru city police have arrested a 25-year-old migrant worker from Bihar for allegedly creating and posting an AI-generated video depicting a bomb blast at Vidhana Soudha, the seat of Karnataka’s government.The accused has been identified as Hazrat Ali Shoiab, a resident of Araria district in Bihar. According to police, he had been working as a daily-wage pipefitter in Bengaluru for the past few months.Officials said the video surfaced on Tuesday morning on an Instagram account named jnx_king_h_g. It begins with footage of the exterior of Vidhana Soudha, followed by AI-generated visual effects depicting a massive explosion inside the historic building.

The caption accompanying the post reportedly read, “Vidhanasabha Uda Diya Bam se.”The incident came to light during routine digital surveillance by the police. Following the discovery, Vidhana Soudha police registered a First Information Report (FIR) and traced the account using Internet Protocol (IP) logs and other digital footprints. The investigation led them to Shoiab.

Police said the accused is currently in custody and is being questioned to establish the motive behind the post and determine whether anyone else was involved in creating or editing the AI-generated footage.