In early October 2026 a clip labelled "CCTV footage" appeared to show a Delhi Police ACP groping a woman journalist at an anti-CEC protest. Police say the clip is AI-generated and have arrested the man they say made it. No independent analysis has been published, and the journalist's own complaint against the officer has not been investigated.
Claim: CCTV footage shows ACP (Connaught Place) Vivek Bhagat groping a woman journalist.
Said by: The Instagram and Facebook page "News Aina", which police say was run by Nadeem Ahmed.
What the record shows: Police say a technical test found the clip AI-generated, and arrested Ahmed. Their test has not been described or independently checked. No FIR has been registered on the journalist's complaint.
Where the claim came from
On 3 October 2026, during the protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, an independent woman journalist said she saw AISA president Neha Bora and other women protesters detained without women officers present. She alleges that when she objected, ACP Vivek Bhagat "groped and shoved" her and then left. ThePrint
A post made on 3 October and circulated on 4 October on the page "News Aina" showed a photo of Bhagat beside the complainant, an image of him "misbehaving", and the label "CCTV footage". Police say it caused agitation among protesters. ThePrint
What the evidence shows
Claim · Delhi Police Additional DCP (New Delhi) Manjeet Sheoran said the accused used AI tools to make the footage, and that after alerts from the district cyber wing a "technical test" confirmed it. Police arrested Nadeem Ahmed, 24, of Palwal, Haryana, a self-described independent journalist. He was produced in a Delhi court and booked under BNS sections for rioting and forgery. ThePrint
Police say Ahmed started the page during the CJP protests, admitted making the video to malign police and cause unrest, and that they are examining his funding and associates. Police told The Week: "His motive was to spread anarchy." ThePrint The Week
Not independently checked Police have not described how the test worked, and no fact-checker has published its own analysis of the clip. A confession reported by police is not a court finding.
The underlying complaint. No FIR had been registered against Bhagat as of ThePrint's report, despite growing demands. Police acknowledge the fake clip mirrors the journalist's allegation. No proof of the incident has emerged either way. ThePrint A fabricated clip, if it is one, does not disprove her complaint.
Context
Three women journalists alleged sexual harassment by police on 3 October, and police sent their complaints to the Crime Branch for a "fair and impartial enquiry". Police say claims that women protesters were assaulted are "baseless and misleading". Organiser The Press Club of India condemned police action. Kashmir Images The case is covered on our page on Gen Z creators and protest videos.
Questions people ask
Is the ACP Vivek Bhagat CCTV video real?
Delhi Police say it is AI-generated and arrested the alleged maker. Their test has not been published or independently checked.
Who is Nadeem Ahmed?
Police say he is a 24-year-old from Palwal, Haryana, who ran the "News Aina" page. He was booked for rioting and forgery.
Is the journalist's complaint being investigated?
No FIR had been filed against the ACP as of early October 2026. The complaints of three women journalists were sent to the Crime Branch.
Sources
- ThePrint: Delhi Police claims CCTV footage of ACP molesting journalist is AI-generated, arrests Haryana man, 6 Oct 2026
- The Week: Video AI-generated by 24-year-old suspect, 6 Oct 2026
- Organiser: Delhi Police issues protest coverage advisory, 6 Oct 2026
- Kashmir Images: Press Club condemns police action on journalists, 5 Oct 2026
