VARANASI, Dec. 20 -- A cyber criminal was arrested from Rajasthan's Jaipur for blackmailing a woman by generating her objectionable images through AI. A Sonbhadra police team led by inspector DK Chaudhary arrested him.

A police officer said that a complaint was received that a man who befriended a woman through a social media platform, allegedly created a fake/objectionable photos using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to blackmail her, stole all the jewellery kept for her wedding, and continuously threatened her while demanding more jewellery and money.

Based on the complaint, a case was registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station, Sonbhadra district, under sections 318(4), 308(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sectio...