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CJP Jantar Mantar protest: Woman's 'morphed' photo displayed alongside PM Modi; FIR

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TOI City Desk. (2026, September 25). CJP Jantar Mantar protest: Woman's 'morphed' photo displayed alongside PM Modi; FIR. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/delhi-womans-morphed-photo-displayed-alongside-pm-modi-at-cjp-protest-fir-filed/articleshow/134472983.cms

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Delhi Police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against unidentified individuals after a 25-year-old woman named Riddhima Sharma alleged that her photograph was morphed using AI and displayed alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s during a protest by the Cockroach Janta Party at Jantar Mantar. The FIR includes charges under the Information Technology Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Sharma claims her image was digitally altered without consent, used on banners with derogatory slogans, and circulated on social media platforms like Instagram.

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In New Delhi, a 25-year-old woman named Riddhima Sharma filed a complaint with the Delhi Police, alleging her photograph had been digitally manipulated using artificial intelligence (AI) to resemble an image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This morphed photo was displayed at Jantar Mantar during a protest organized by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which she claims she had no connection with and did not consent to. The police registered an FIR under relevant sections of the Information Technology Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, aiming to address the unauthorized use and circulation of her image. Sharma requested action against those involved in using and spreading her altered photo, emphasizing that her personal privacy was violated by the AI-generated imagery.

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CJP Delhi NEW DELHI the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita the Information Technology Act

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CJP ORG · 4× NEW DELHI GPE · 2× Riddhima Sharma PERSON · 2× Abhijeet Dipke PERSON · 1× Delhi GPE · 1× Instagram ORG · 1× Narendra Modi PERSON · 1× Saurbah Das PERSON · 1× Sharma PERSON · 1× the Cockroach Janta Party ORG · 1×

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She told police that she had no connection with the CJP, its protest or the content displayed on the banners, and alleged that her image had been used without her consent. She also sought action against those involved in the alleged use and circulation of the morphed image.

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2026-09-25 · Times of India

CJP Jantar Mantar protest: Woman's 'morphed' photo displayed alongside PM Modi; FIR · assertive framing

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Delhi Police has registered an FIR after a 25-year-old woman alleged that her photograph was morphed using artificial intelligence (AI) and displayed alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photograph during a protest at Jantar Mantar. asserted

photograph → register → Mantar

The FIR was registered at the Cyber police station in New Delhi on Thursday under relevant sections of the Information Technology Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). asserted

FIR → register → Act

The woman, identified as Riddhima Sharma in the complaint, alleged that her personal photograph was used without her consent during a protest organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). asserted

photograph → identify → Party

Woman alleges image was used on banners " asserted

image → allege → banners

Complainant Riddhima Sharma has alleged in her complaint that during a recent protest organised by the CJP at Jantar Mantar, some protesters and organisers allegedly used her personal photograph without her consent and digitally manipulated it using AI face-swapping tools," a senior police officer said. uncertain

officer → allege → tools

According to her complaint, her face was superimposed onto an image of the prime minister to create what she described as a false and sensationalised picture. uncertain

she → accord → picture

She alleged that the image was subsequently printed on banners and posters and displayed during the protest. asserted

image → allege → protest

The woman further alleged that the banners were waved before crowds at Jantar Mantar, where derogatory slogans and vulgar and sexually suggestive comments were made against her. asserted

slogans → allege → her

Videos allegedly circulated on social media The complainant alleged that videos of the banners and slogans were recorded and later circulated on social media platforms, including Instagram. uncertain

videos → circulate → Instagram

She → tell → image

FIR names no accused asserted

FIR → name → accused

In her complaint, Sharma named CJP protest organisers and key functionaries Saurbah Das, Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Ratna Singh, alleging that they and their "active accomplices" had unauthorisedly harvested her private photographs. asserted

they → name → photographs

"They are directly responsible for the same," she has alleged. asserted

she → allege → same

However, the FIR lists the accused as unidentified and police have not, at this stage, named any person as an accused in the case. asserted

police → list → case

Police said the allegations are being investigated from all angles, including the creation, printing, public display and online circulation of the "morphed" image. asserted

allegations → say → image