Heartwarming Story Of Mumbai Police Reuniting 4-Year-Old Girl With Parents Shared With AI-Generated Photo

A moving post celebrating the Mumbai Police for reuniting a missing four-year-old girl with her parents has gone viral, amassing millions of views and even making its way into reports by outlets like News18 and Asianet News.  Here is the archived version of the post, describing how the police officers traced a four-year-old girl kidnapped from Mumbai’s CSMT all the way to an orphanage in Varanasi after a six-month search operation, reuniting her with her devastated parents on Children’s Day (November 14).

But the emotional photograph at the centre of this story, which shows the child along with police officers, is not real.  Newschecker’s investigation reveals that while the rescue happened, the viral image was generated using AI.

Evidence

1. Official Mumbai Police Post Shares a Different Photo

An official post by the Mumbai Police on November 15, 2025, confirms that a missing four-year-old girl was found in Varanasi. However:

• The photo shared by the police does not match the viral image.
  
• The people seen in the official photo are different.
  
• The girl’s face is blurred for privacy, unlike in the viral picture.
  

This mismatch raised the first major red flag.

2. Major Media Outlets Reported the Case, Without the Viral Photo

Reports by Times of India and India Today on November 15, 2025, covered the rescue but did not publish the viral image.  If such an emotional moment had truly been captured, mainstream outlets would likely have used it, yet none did.

3. AI Signs Visible in the Viral Image

Closer inspection shows clear AI-generation markers:

• Distorted fingers of the child
  
• Warped features on the policeman’s face in the background
  
• Unnatural blurriness and lighting inconsistencies
  

4. AI-Detection Tools Confirm High Likelihood of AI

Four independent AI-image detection tools strongly suggested the photo is fake:

• WasitAI → High confidence of AI generation
• SightEngine → 99% likelihood AI-generated
• IsItAI → 99% likelihood AI-generated
• AiorNot → Likely AI-Generated
  

This confirms that the image is not a real photograph from the rescue.

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Verdict

The story of the four-year-old girl being rescued by Mumbai Police is real, but the viral photograph shared alongside the narrative is AI-generated and not from the actual incident. The emotional post misleads viewers by pairing genuine news with fabricated imagery.

FAQs

1. Was a missing 4-year-old girl really found by Mumbai Police?
Yes. Mumbai Police traced the girl to an orphanage in Varanasi after a six-month investigation.

2. Is the viral photo of the girl with police officers authentic?
No. AI-detection tools confirm the picture is AI-generated.

5. How can readers identify AI-generated images?
Look for distorted fingers, inconsistent lighting, unnatural facial features, and blurred backgrounds.

Sources
X post, Mumbai Police, November 15, 2025
Times of India report, November 15, 2025
India Today report, November 15, 2025
WasitAI tool
SightEngine tool
IsitAI tool
AIorNot tool