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Forest Department Launches High-Stakes Manhunt for an AI-Generated Leopard

28 January 2026 - Bavdhan, Maharashtra

Record date
28 Jan 2026
Location
Bavdhan, Maharashtra
The odd part

Government resources are finally being utilized to fight the greatest threat to public safety: Midjourney pixels.

What happened

The Maharashtra Forest Department has been forced into a 'boondoggle investigation' after panicking residents shared AI-generated images of leopards in shopping malls and residential areas. Despite the cats having five legs and glowing eyes in the photos, officials had to deploy teams and resources to 'hunt' the digital predators. Authorities have now warned that 'disturbing public peace' with high-quality prompts is a prosecutable offense, marking the first time the Indian penal code has been used to arrest a hallucinating algorithm.

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