A man from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, was allegedly forced to wash the feet of a Brahmin and drink the water for sharing an AI-generated image showing another villager with a garland of shoes. Four men have been booked in relation to the case, The Hindu reported.

The incident occurred in a temple in Satariya village on October 10, where Purushottam Kushwaha was ordered to wash Anuj Pandey’s feet “to apologise for sharing an AI-edited picture of him wearing a shoe garland.”

The video of the incident was widely shared on social media, showing Kushwaha surrounded by locals, being instructed to wash Pandey’s feet.

According to the FIR, on October 6, Kushwaha had an argument with Pandey after the village decided to prohibit the sale and consumption of liquor

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