Delhi Police has fact-checked viral videos and pictures being circulated in connection with claims of sexual harassment against ACP Vivek Bhagat during the ongoing protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar seeking the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The police said the viral material showing ACP Vivek Bhagat molesting Rosy, a CJP worker who pretended to be an ‘independent journalist’, was AI-generated or manipulated.
The development came after Rosy, an Instagram influencer and CJP supporter who has described herself as an independent journalist, accused ACP Vivek Bhagat of sexually harassing her while she was covering the detention of AISA activist Neha Bora on 3rd October. She alleged that Bhagat groped her, hit her on the chest and pushed her. The allegation has not been independently established and has been referred for investigation.
Delhi Police says viral CCTV image is AI-generated
Sharing a post on its official X account, Delhi Police warned people against circulating the purported evidence. The police said, “FACT CHECK: The post contains AI-generated/manipulated visuals. The CCTV footage image is fake. Citizens are advised not to circulate such malicious content. Sharing such posts may attract legal action against the profile owners.”
FACT CHECK The post contains AI-generated/manipulated visuals. The CCTV footage image is fake. Citizens are advised not to circulate such malicious content. Sharing such posts, may attract legal action against the profile owners. #DPUpdates #FactCheck https://t.co/Q5S7anhls1
— Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) October 4, 2026
The fact-check specifically concerns the visuals being circulated online and does not by itself determine the merits of the underlying complaint against ACP Bhagat. Delhi Police has separately confirmed that complaints were received from three female journalists and transferred to the Crime Branch for a “fair and impartial enquiry.”
An FIR against ACP Bhagat had not been registered yet. The CJP has alleged that police officials cited the ongoing Crime Branch inquiry while declining to register an FIR.
Meanwhile, AI-generated and manipulated videos and images presented as material connected to the alleged assault have already circulated widely online to defame ACP Bhagat. Delhi Police has warned that people sharing such malicious content could face legal action.
The first such videos and misleading thumbnails were published and circulated by an Instagram account named Ground Truth Media, operated by one Rohit Kumar.
Background of the case
The controversy began during protests at Jantar Mantar against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over the SIR exercise. On Saturday, 3rd October, Rosy claimed that she was recording the detention of Neha Bora when ACP Bhagat allegedly assaulted her. She later said she spent several hours at Parliament Street police station while seeking registration of an FIR.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke shared Rosy’s allegations on X and demanded Bhagat’s immediate arrest. He also alleged that the police were protecting the officer, writing, “Just got a call from a female ind journalist. She said ACP Vivek Bhagat misbehaved with her & touched her inappropriately.”
The Press Club of India subsequently expressed concern over the allegations and called for action on complaints by women journalists. Delhi Police, however, said three complaints had been received and transferred them to the Crime Branch for investigation.
So far, several videos related to the confrontation between Rosy, the protestors, and the police officials, including ACP Vivek Bhagat, have surfaced online. None of the videos shared online so far show ACP Bhagat touching Rosy or any other female protester inappropriately.
In fact, some videos show the protestors pushing and heckling on-duty female cops. When the police asked her and other protestors to move back, it was only when they refused to comply that the police had to move them back. However, despite the videos, which have emerged online so far, not showing any act of molestation or sexual harassment, Rosy began complaining that ACP Vivek Bhagat squeezed her breast.
