Fake IDs made easy? Bengaluru techie uses Google’s Nano Banana to create realistic Aadhaar, PAN cards, flags alarm
PTC Web Desk: A Bengaluru-based tech professional has ignited a nationwide debate on AI misuse after revealing how Google’s new AI tool Nano Banana can generate highly convincing identity documents. Harveen Singh Chadha, a software engineer, shared online how he used the tool to create fake Aadhaar and PAN cards bearing the fictional name “Twitterpreet Singh.”
The results appeared so realistic that he warned current verification systems may not be equipped to detect such AI-generated fakes. “Nano Banana is good, but that is also a problem. It can create fake identity cards with extremely high precision. The legacy image verification systems are doomed to fail,” Chadha posted on X.
nanobanana is good but that is also a problem. it can create fake identity cards with extremely high precision
the legacy image verification systems are doomed to fail
sharing examples of pan and aadhar card of an imaginary person pic.twitter.com/Yx5vISfweK — Harveen Singh Chadha (@HarveenChadha) November 24, 2025
Chadha’s demonstration has intensified growing concerns about the potential misuse of advanced generative AI tools for producing fraudulent documents. The incident has triggered discussions on upgrading India’s digital verification ecosystem, especially as the country rapidly embraces digitisation in banking, travel, government services and private sector onboarding.
The post attracted mixed reactions: One user noted that Google’s Gemini ecosystem embeds digital watermarks called SynthID into AI-generated images, which can be validated through the Gemini app.
Chadha replied: “No one is going to scan every ID proof through the Gemini app.”
Another commenter argued that the fake cards wouldn’t match official databases and pointed to QR-style verification patterns already present on Aadhaar. Chadha countered with a question that sparked further debate: “When you show Aadhaar at a hotel or airport, do they really scan it?”
A third user stressed that true verification means cross-checking data with an authoritative source, noting that “just glancing at an ID card is never authentication.”
- With inputs from agencies
