Dum Dum, October 24 — A man has been arrested in the Dum Dum area of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district for allegedly threatening and harassing traffic policemen on duty by posing as a police officer with an AI-generated identity card, police said on Saturday.

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The incident took place on Friday night at the zero point of the Belgharia Expressway in Dum Dum. According to police, the man approached traffic personnel deployed under the Nimta Traffic Guard and demanded that they arrange a car for him to return home, allegedly introducing himself as a police officer and pressuring them to comply. He allegedly continued to threaten and abuse the personnel on duty.

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Suspicious of his claims, the personnel asked him to produce his identity card. A scan of the card reportedly revealed that it was fake, and during questioning the accused allegedly admitted that he had created the identity card using artificial intelligence. Officers from Dum Dum police station then arrested him, and he was produced before a court in Barrackpore on Saturday.

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A senior officer of the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate said the accused was arrested for using a fake police identity card and trying to exert influence, that police would seek his custody for further interrogation, and that a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered. Police are investigating whether the card was used on other occasions to influence people or carry out extortion, and whether the accused acted alone or had help. All charges are allegations at this stage and the investigation is ongoing.