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Timesofindia.Indiatimes • September 25, 2026

‘CJP leaders carried out cyber-assault’: Delhi HC to hear woman’s plea over deepfake photo with PM Modi

‘CJP leaders carried out cyber-assault’: Delhi HC to hear woman’s plea over deepfake photo with PM Modi

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, centre, addresses a press conference as co-conveners Saurav Das, left and Ashutosh Ranka.

on Friday allowed urgent listing of a plea seeking directions to four Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders to remove an alleged deepfake image of a woman alongside

The plea names CJP leaders Saurav Das, Abhijit Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Ratna Singh as respondents.

The matter was mentioned before a division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia, which directed that it be listed on Friday.

The woman, identified as Riddhima Sharma in the complaint, has alleged that the CJP leaders carried out a coordinated cyber-assault and publicly targeted her using a morphed image.

According to LiveLaw, the leaders allegedly used her photograph without permission and employed AI face-swapping tools to superimpose her face on what she described as a "highly vulgar and compromising image" alongside Modi.

The complaint relates to a protest organised by the CJP at Jantar Mantar, where the alleged morphed image was displayed, according to the plea.

Delhi Police registered an FIR at the Cyber police station in New Delhi on Thursday following the woman's complaint. The case has been registered under relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The plea has sought directions for the removal of the alleged deepfake image from social media platforms and other online sources.

The allegations are part of the woman's complaint and have not been established by the court.

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