Over 20 arrested, police search for content creators of AI-generated videos that led to Ujjain violence
Police in Ujjain, India, have arrested over 20 people following violent clashes sparked by AI-generated misinformation regarding a mosque demolition. Authorities are currently searching for the content creators responsible for spreading the provocative videos.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the growing danger of AI-generated content in inciting real-world communal violence and the challenges law enforcement faces in regulating digital misinformation.
More than 20 people have been arrested so far in connection with the violence in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain over the demolition of a portion of a mosque, even as members of the Muslim community continued to remove the necessary portions amid tight police security, officials said on Tuesday (September 29, 2026).
The police are also searching for five social media content creators, who have been booked for allegedly circulating video generated with artificial intelligence (AI), which are believed to have provoked people to march to the Shahi Masjid and clash with the police.
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