CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has granted bail with conditions to a man from Rajasthan who was arrested by the Tamil Nadu police in connection with a case on creating AI-generated videos impersonating Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and fraudulently collecting money through social media platforms.
Justice N Ramesh, sitting on a vacation bench, issued orders on Friday granting bail to J Shyabu Khan taking into account his incarceration of more than 40 days.
Shyabu Khan, of Boonotli in Alwar, was arrested on September 12. According to the prosecution, he was involved in generating AI scam videos and created two Facebook accounts — All India Help Vijay Thalapathy and all India help — impersonating the chief minister.
His counsel told the court that the videos were generated by the petitioner’s friend, using his phone number, and alleged that the police had not conducted proper investigations before arresting him.