AI-generated Instagram post on Ambedkar lands two youngsters behind bars in Telangana’s Sangareddy

Arun Yadav and Lallu Yadav post AI image of Dr BR Ambedkar touching the feet of Chatrapathi Shivaji, attracting criticism from Dalit organisations

Sangareddy: Artificial Intelligence-generated social media post, which went viral after it was posted on Instagram, has landed two youngsters from Sangareddy behind bars on Wednesday.

Arun Yadav, a resident of Gollagudem, and Lallu Yadav, a resident of Uttarpally in Sangareddy mandal, posted an AI-generated picture of Dr BR Ambedkar touching the feet of Chatrapathi Shivaji on Instagram which went viral instantly and attracted criticism from Dalit organisations.

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After coming to know that they were from Sangareddy, Dalit organisations staged a protest at Sangareddy rural police station.

The police convinced the protestors to calm down and took the accused into custody. The incident created tension at the police station for a while.