Man held for secretly filming women on Mumbai local trains, morphing images and uploading them on Instagram

The South Cyber Police Station of Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested a man for allegedly secretly filming women travelling on local trains using Artificial Intelligence AI applications to morph their images into nude or seminude pictures and uploading the content as reels on Instagram police said on SaturdayThe accused a 31yearold tailor residing in Vasai East area of Palghar district in Maaharashtra was traced following a technical investigationHe had been using a fake Instagram account to upload the objectionable content to attract views said a police official19yearold college student filmed on Mumbai local trainAccording to the police the incident took place on June 22 2026 at around 835 pm when a 19yearold college student was travelling with her friend in a Mumbai local trains general firstclass compartment of a ChurchgatetoVirar fast localAn unidentified person allegedly recorded the two women without their knowledge or consent On June 27 a video was uploaded as an Instagram reel from an account accompanied by obscene musicThe Instagram reel reportedly garnered more than 111 lakh views police official saidThe victim after learning about the matter approached the police following which an FIR was registered at the South Cyber Police Station on October 19 2026Fake Instagram account used to conceal identityDuring the investigation police found that the accused had allegedly used a fake Instagram account featuring a girls profile picture to conceal his identity said the officialA multilayered technical investigation helped the police identify and arrest the suspect he saidAn examination of his seized mobile phone allegedly revealed that he had secretly photographed and recorded several women used AI applications to morph their images into nude or seminude pictures and uploaded the content on Instagram to attract views the official addedPolice seized a mobile phone from the accusedThe phone used by the accused was seized by the police for further investigations into the matterThe investigation was led by Senior Police Inspector Nandkumar Gopale along with PI Fatima Bagwan API Ishan Kharote Police Constable Nitin Shinde and Woman Police Constable Reshma DhumalPolice issue advisory to citizensThe police have appealed to citizens to remain alert and report anyone found secretly photographing or filming women on local trains at railway stations or in other public places Such incidents should be immediately reported to the Railway Police or through the emergency helpline 112Citizens have also been warned against forwarding or sharing offensive morphed or AIgenerated images and videos of individuals on social mediaVictims of cyber crime can report incidents by calling the cyber helpline 1930