India, July 13 -- A mechanical engineer in Assam's Tinsukia district has been arrested for allegedly creating and monetising AI-generated pornographic content using morphed images of a woman he knew, asenior police officer said on Sunday.

While the criminal act began as a personal vendetta, it soon turned into a money-making scheme for the accused, earning him nearly Rs.10 lakh by putting the content behind a paid subscription wall, PTI reported.

As per the police, the accused used advanced AI software to generate explicit videos and images featuring the woman's face and then circulated them across social media platforms.

Dibrugarh Senior Superintendent of Police (in-charge) Sizal Agarwal said a complaint was received from the victim o...