Chandigarh: After backlash over a post on its official X handle — the screenshot of which was purportedly captured and shared by many users — Punjab police on Sunday issued a statement that the controversial post was only ‘briefly visible’ on its official handle before it was deleted.The post, a couple of days ago, had an illustration of a light-complexioned man, dressed as a cop, with his face covered with the Indian flag, crushing a dark-complexioned man under his knee, on whose face the Pakistani flag was seen. To many, it reminded of the George Floyd tragedy. Going by the viral screenshots, the text with the now-deleted illustration by Punjab police, allegedly read, “If you are caught with this flag, be prepared to suffer the consequences.“In a post on X on Sunday evening=, Punjab police said, “It has come to our attention that a contentious post was briefly visible on the official Punjab Police X handle and has since been deleted. Preliminary findings indicate that the imagery used in the post was AI-generated. We are investigating whether this incident resulted from unauthorised access.”It added, “Our technical teams are actively probing the matter, including the possibility of a cybersecurity breach. We urge the public not to circulate unverified content and to rely only on information shared through our verified official handles. Your trust and safety remain our highest priority. Punjab Police does not endorse any such content in any form.”
