FIR over AI-generated video depicting bomb blast at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru

A view of the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru. The complaint states that the video showed Vidhana Soudha being blown up with a bomb. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K The Vidhana Soudha police have booked an unidentified person for allegedly uploading an AI-generated video depicting a bomb blast at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Instagram.According to the FIR filed on October 20, the video was uploaded by Instagram user ‘jnx__king__h_g’ with the caption ‘Vidhanasabha Uda Diya Bam se’. The complaint states that the video showed Vidhana Soudha being blown up with a bomb. The unidentified person allegedly created the video using artificial intelligence (AI), edited it to depict an explosion, and uploaded it on Instagram.The incident came to light when the police team monitoring social media found the post on October 20, according to the FIR.The FIR has been filed through suo motu by the inspector of Vidhana Soudha police station. The police registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. Published - October 22, 2026 10:34 am IST