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Bhubaneswar (Odisha): the Biju Janata Dal files a police complaint and holds a sit-in at Capital police station alleging that a social-media account is circulating obscene AI deepfake videos of three of its women leaders (26 September 2026)

On 26 September 2026 the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) staged a dharna at Capital police station in Bhubaneswar and lodged a complaint alleging that an account named 'Bana Bichhuati' was circulating obscene and objectionable AI-generated deepfake videos of three of the party's women leaders on social media to malign them (Kalinga TV; KNews Odisha). The party asked police to register a case, obtain the account's IP address and device details from Meta, identify and arrest those responsible, and have the videos removed. The reports relay the party's allegations; Kalinga TV notes that the identity of whoever runs the account has not been independently established, and no police response is reported.

AI system
Unidentified video tool
Occurred
Event date unknown
Reported
26 September 2026
Event location
India
What the AI did
Depicted or impersonated the person
Reported harm
Reputational HarmExploitation or Abuse
Whose AI use
Someone else’s AI use
Setting
Privacy · Public life
Evidence
AI involvement reported · Causal attribution alleged · 2 sources, 1 underlying account
2 claims: 2 reported. 4 open questions
People reported harmed
At least 3 people

AI system as recorded: AI video generation tool (unidentified) alleged to have been used to make obscene deepfake videos of three women politicians

What Happened

Kalinga TV reports that the BJD staged a dharna at Capital police station on Saturday 26 September 2026, alleging that obscene and objectionable AI-generated deepfake videos targeting some of its women leaders were being circulated on social media, and that the party lodged a police complaint. According to the complaint, an account operating under the name 'Bana Bichhuati' had been circulating the videos, which targeted three named women leaders of the party, with the intention of maligning them. The party demanded that police register a case and seek Meta's help to obtain the account's IP address and device details, that those responsible be identified and arrested, and that the videos be removed immediately. KNews Odisha's Odia report of the same protest says the party filed a complaint (etala) at the station alleging that the leaders were being defamed with AI deepfake videos and repeats the demands. Kalinga TV notes that these are the BJD's allegations and that the identity of the person or persons behind the account has not been independently established. Neither report describes the videos' content beyond calling them obscene and objectionable, says when circulation began, or reports a police response.

Reported harm

The BJD alleges that obscene AI-generated deepfake videos of three of its women leaders were circulated on social media to malign them (the party's police complaint, as reported by Kalinga TV and KNews Odisha).

Outcome

Pending

The BJD lodged a complaint at Capital police station, Bhubaneswar, on 26 September 2026 and demanded registration of a case, technical information from Meta, arrests and removal of the videos (Kalinga TV; KNews Odisha). No police statement, case registration or takedown is reported.

What remains unknown

  • When the videos were made and first circulated, on which platform(s), and how widely they spread.
  • Whether police registered a case or examined the videos, and whether they were removed.
  • Who operates the account; the BJD's attribution is not independently established.
  • The women leaders' own statements about the effect on them.

What the evidence supports

AI involvement: reported. The BJD's complaint, as reported by Kalinga TV and KNews Odisha, calls the videos AI-generated deepfakes of the three leaders; no examination by police or a platform is reported.

2 claims: 2 reported. What the statuses mean

Reported The BJD alleges that an account named 'Bana Bichhuati' has been circulating obscene and objectionable AI-generated deepfake videos of three of its women leaders on social media with the intention of maligning them.

Causal attribution. The BJD's police complaint; Kalinga TV states that the identity of those behind the account has not been independently established.

  • kalingatv.com(opens in new tab) supports · English
    'alleging that obscene and objectionable AI-generated deepfake videos targeting some of its women leaders were being circulated on social media.'; 'The party alleged that the videos were obscene and objectionable and were being circulated with the intention of maligning the women leaders.'; 'According to the BJD’s complaint, an account operating under the name ‘Bana Bichhuati’ has allegedly been circulating AI-generated deepfake videos targeting BJD leaders'
  • knewsodisha.com(opens in new tab) supports · Odia
    'ସୋସିଆଲ ମିଡ଼ିଆରେ ବିଜେଡି ନେତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ଏଆଇ ଡିପଫେକ୍ ଭିଡିଓ କରି ବଦନାମ କରାଯାଉଛି'; 'ବଣ ବିଚ୍ଛୁଆତି ନାଁରେ ଥିବା ଆଇଡିରେ ଏଆଇ ଡିପଫେକ୍ ଭିଡିଓ କରି ବିଜେଡି ନେତ୍ରୀ'; 'ସୋସିଆଲ ମିଡିଆରେ ଅଶ୍ଳୀଳ ଓ ଆପତ୍ତିଜନକ ଏଆଇ ଡିପଫେକ୍ ଭିଡିଓ ପ୍ରସାରଣ କରାଯାଉଥିବା ନେଇ ଥାନାରେ ଏତଲା ଦେଇଛି ବିଜେଡି'
Reported On 26 September 2026 the BJD staged a dharna at Capital police station, Bhubaneswar, lodged a complaint and demanded a registered case, technical details from Meta, arrests and removal of the videos.

Causal attribution. Kalinga TV and KNews Odisha reporting of the protest (one chain).

  • kalingatv.com(opens in new tab) supports · English
    'The party lodged a police complaint and demanded action against those allegedly involved in creating and circulating the videos.'; 'The BJD demanded that police register a case and seek assistance from Meta to obtain technical information, including the IP address and device details associated with the account.'; 'The party further demanded the immediate removal of the alleged objectionable deepfake videos from social media platforms.'
  • knewsodisha.com(opens in new tab) supports · Odia
    'କ୍ୟାପିଟାଲ ଥାନାରେ ବିଜେଡିର ଧାରଣା'; 'ମାମଲା ରୁଜୁ କରିବା ସହିତ ​ମେଟା କର୍ତ୍ତୃପକ୍ଷଙ୍କ ସହାୟତାରେ ସଂପୃକ୍ତ ଆକାଉଣ୍ଟଧାରୀଙ୍କ IP ଆଡ୍ରେସ ଓ ଡିଭାଇସ୍ ବିବରଣୀ ସଂଗ୍ରହ କରି ଅଭିଯୁକ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଗିରଫ କରାଯାଉ ବୋଲି ବିଜେଡି ଦାବି କରିଛି'

Sources

2 sources inspected, from 1 underlying account. Sources that repeat one account do not corroborate each other.

How the sources were read, and where the events happened

Read live on 2026-09-27 (Kalinga TV, Bhubaneswar, 26 September 2026; English). Relays the BJD complaint and demands and notes the allegations are not independently established. Applies to s1.

Read live on 2026-09-27 (KNews Odisha, byline Nihar Ranjan Panda, 26 September 2026; Odia). Same protest and complaint; translation by the reviewer from Odia with limited confidence, no human translator. Applies to s2.

Event countries: India. Affected-person countries: India. Court countries: Unknown.

The women are Odisha politicians of the BJD and the complaint was lodged at Capital police station, Bhubaneswar (Kalinga TV). Where the account is operated from is unknown. No court proceeding is reported.

Reviewed for publication 2026-09-27: Published under the 2026-09-15 charter as a case of allegedly obscene AI deepfake videos against three identified women politicians, with a police complaint, reported by two outlets relaying the BJD's complaint (one chain; claims reported). The women are not named here and the videos are not described.

People described

Three women leaders of the Biju Janata Dal in Odisha, public political figures named in the party's complaint (not named in this record because the videos are described as obscene)

People reported harmed in this case

At least 3 people

0 AI participants · 3 other people harmed

Three women leaders named in the BJD complaint (Kalinga TV; KNews Odisha). Kalinga TV's lead says the videos targeted 'some of its women leaders', so three is a documented minimum.

Counted once within this case. The same person may appear in other cases. This count does not establish AI causation.

Tags

#deepfake#non-consensual-imagery#politics#women-politicians#social-media#meta#india#odisha#bhubaneswar

Cite this case

Compiled per our published methodology: verification statuses, sourcing standards, and corrections process.

APA

NOPE. (2026). Bhubaneswar (Odisha): the Biju Janata Dal files a police complaint and holds a sit-in at Capital police station alleging that a social-media account is circulating obscene AI deepfake videos of three of its women leaders (26 September 2026). AI incidents. https://nope.net/incidents/2026-bhubaneswar-bjd-women-leaders-obscene-ai-deepfake-videos-complaint

BibTeX

@misc{2026_bhubaneswar_bjd_women_leaders_obscene_ai_deepfake_videos_complaint,
  title = {Bhubaneswar (Odisha): the Biju Janata Dal files a police complaint and holds a sit-in at Capital police station alleging that a social-media account is circulating obscene AI deepfake videos of three of its women leaders (26 September 2026)},
  author = {NOPE},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {AI incidents},
  url = {https://nope.net/incidents/2026-bhubaneswar-bjd-women-leaders-obscene-ai-deepfake-videos-complaint}
}

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