Kancha Gachibowli AI generated video case: Krishank and Dileep appear before police
Hyderabad: Days after police filed cases in connection with the posting of Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated videos on social media related to Kancha Gachibowli land issue, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) social media in-charges Manne Krishank and Konatham Dileep appeared before Gachibowli police on Wednesday.
Donning a black shirt with “deMockRRacy” written across it, Krishank arrived at the Gachibowli Police Station of Cyberabad Police Commissionerate.
The two BRS leaders are accused of fabricating videos and images to highlight the felling of trees in the forested land abutting the University of Hyderabad.
The police had filed four First Information Reports (FIRs) against Krishank and Dileep under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 353 (1) (b), 353 (1) (c), 352 (2), 192, 196 (1), 61 (1) (a). They have been charged with using AI technology to create videos about the clearing of green cover in the 400 acres land in Kancha Gachibowli and posting it on social media, which may potentially mislead the public or cause unrest.
Following this, the police served notices to the BRS leaders and asked them to appear before them for questioning on April 9, 10 and 11, 2025.
Claiming the cases filed against him were politically motivated, Krishank moved the Telangana High Court, seeking relief in the matter. He also contended that the registration of cases was in violation of Supreme Court guidelines.
Recently, chief minister Revanth Reddy chaired a high-level meeting to discuss the social media campaign against the proposed auction of 400-acres of government land in Kancha Gachibowli.
The meeting noted that Union Minister Kishan Reddy, former Minister Jagadish Reddy, social media influencer Dhruv Rathi, film celebrities John Abraham, Dia Mirza, and Raveena Tandon sent the wrong message to society after they uploaded the fake videos and photos on social media believing them to be true.
The chief minister expressed serious concern over the use of AI technology to create images and videos to falselyclaim the government seized the lands of Hyderabad Central University.
