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Crime
Mumbai Crime Branch charges J&K cricketer, brother, associate in Rs 64 lakh sextortion case
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 14 Sep 2026, 03:47 AM
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The Mumbai crime branch has filed a chargesheet against a Jammu‑and‑Kashmir female cricketer, her brother and an associate for allegedly extorting Rs 64 lakh through a sextortion scheme.
The Mumbai crime branch has formally lodged a chargesheet against a female cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir, her brother and an associate. The filing alleges that the trio engaged in a sextortion plot that extracted Rs 64 lakh from the victim through the threat of distributing intimate material.
According to the chargesheet, the accused allegedly obtained compromising photographs and videos and then demanded large sums of money, threatening to leak the content if the demands were not met. The investigation, carried out by the cyber‑crime unit of the Mumbai police, gathered digital evidence linking the three individuals to the alleged scheme.
The accused have been identified as the cricketer, her brother and a third person described as an associate. All three are now facing charges of criminal intimidation, extortion and violations of the Information Technology Act. The case will now proceed to the judicial system for trial.
Law enforcement officials said the case underscores the growing menace of online sextortion in India and highlighted the need for swift action against perpetrators, irrespective of their public profile.
According to the chargesheet, the accused allegedly obtained compromising photographs and videos and then demanded large sums of money, threatening to leak the content if the demands were not met. The investigation, carried out by the cyber‑crime unit of the Mumbai police, gathered digital evidence linking the three individuals to the alleged scheme.
The accused have been identified as the cricketer, her brother and a third person described as an associate. All three are now facing charges of criminal intimidation, extortion and violations of the Information Technology Act. The case will now proceed to the judicial system for trial.
Law enforcement officials said the case underscores the growing menace of online sextortion in India and highlighted the need for swift action against perpetrators, irrespective of their public profile.