Case kochi-college-student-ai-morphed-teachers-telegramDeepfake abuseIndia
Kochi college student arrested for AI-morphed sexual images of teachers shared in Telegram groups
Thrikkakara police arrested a 20-year-old BBA student at Bharata Mata College, accused of photographing teachers in class and using AI and deepfake apps to turn the images into sexually explicit material shared in private Telegram groups. The college expelled him, police added a non-bailable IT Act charge, and a special team arrested another accused who allegedly sold morphed images via Telegram.
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- Reported
- Sep 3, 2026
- Location
- India
- Target
- Female teachers and students at Bharata Mata College, Thrikkakara, Kochi
- Severity
- High
- Verification
- Confirmed by victim, vendor or authority
- Triggered by
- the student, 20, second-year BBA student
- Actor type
- Criminal
- Sector
- Education & research
- Reported loss
- None reported
- CVE
- None
What happened
Thrikkakara police arrested a 20-year-old BBA student at Bharata Mata College, accused of photographing teachers in class and using AI and deepfake apps to turn the images into sexually explicit material shared in private Telegram groups. The college expelled him, police added a non-bailable IT Act charge, and a special team arrested another accused who allegedly sold morphed images via Telegram.
Impact: Sexually explicit fakes of several teachers and women students circulated; campus protests.
Who triggered it
Actor: the student, 20, second-year BBA student
Attribution: Police found image-manipulation apps on his seized phone; four other Telegram group members under examination.
Motive: Sexual exploitation; police probing possible sale of images
How it happened
Attack vector: Photos taken during classes morphed with AI and deepfake apps, shared in closed Telegram groups
Root cause: Accessible deepfake apps and closed Telegram communities trading such material
Timeline
- Student booked and taken into custody amid campus protests; expelled by college
- Formal arrest; IT Act Section 67A added
- Second accused arrested for allegedly selling morphed images via Telegram
Response
College expulsion; arrest and remand under the BNS, IT Act sections 67 and 67A and the Kerala Police Act; special investigation team with cyber experts.
Current status: Under investigation
Sources (open in a new tab)
- Onmanorama onmanorama.com
- South First thesouthfirst.com
- Onmanorama (second arrest) onmanorama.com
Cite this case
Kochi college student arrested for AI-morphed sexual images of teachers shared in Telegram groups. AI Threat Watch, case kochi-college-student-ai-morphed-teachers-telegram, Sep 3, 2026. https://aithreat.io/cases/kochi-college-student-ai-morphed-teachers-telegram/
Permanent link: https://aithreat.io/cases/kochi-college-student-ai-morphed-teachers-telegram/
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