India, Oct. 13 -- A 20-year-old man from Rajasthan has been arrested for posing as a 'tantrik' (occultist) over social media using AI-generated visuals to convince people of his supernatural powers. The man has been held for allegedly cheating more than 50 people across the country.

The accused, named Rahul, is a resident of Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu. He allegedly ran multiple fake social media accounts along with a bogus website under the name of 'AGHORI_JI_RAJASTHAN', in which he used to project himself as a spiritual healer capable of solving personal family problems through occult practices and black magic.

As per officials, he would promote his reels on social media through paid advertisements to increase visibility. He also used artif...