Mohammad Shahrukh says he has handed over nearly Rs 4 lakh to people who held his private photos and videos over his head. Now police in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, have registered an FIR against the woman he accuses, an Instagram influencer named Arisha, and two men, Anas and Shoaib. India Today and The Chandigarh News both carried the details on July 6.
Arisha has more than one lakh followers on the platform. Everything below is what the complainant alleges. Police have verified none of it yet.
How the complainant tells it
Shahrukh, who lives in Chaudhary Sarai in Sambhal, told police he met Arisha around three years ago. The two got to know each other on Instagram, then met in person during a trip to Nainital, each with their own companions. A relationship followed.
During that time, he alleges, Arisha came to hold objectionable photographs and videos of him. Later she and her associates started threatening to post them online and to have him booked in false cases unless he paid. The FIR puts the first payment at Rs 55,000.
On July 1, 2023, the two sides signed a settlement on stamp paper. Under it, Shahrukh says, Arisha admitted that her earlier allegations against him were false. It did not hold. After a while the threats came back, and this time Arisha, Anas and Shoaib asked for Rs 2 lakh. That demand is what pushed him to go to the police.
He gave officers screenshots of money transfers and of conversations. Police say they are checking whether that material is genuine.
Threats after the FIR
Shahrukh also told police that abusive messages and fresh threats began arriving once the FIR was registered, and that posts aimed at him were turning up on social media. He went further and described the three as part of a larger racket that lures men and then milks them by playing on their fear of public shame. Police said they have not independently verified that claim.
A local police officer, Sudhir Panwar, confirmed the case. “A man approached the police alleging that a woman and a few others were blackmailing him and demanding money. An FIR has been registered on the basis of his complaint,” he said. “The allegations are being investigated, and further legal action will be taken on the basis of evidence.”
Teams are trying to trace Arisha, Anas and Shoaib, and no arrests have been reported. The accused have not responded publicly, and no court has ruled on any of the claims.
Sources
- Case against UP influencer, her aides for blackmailing man over private photos
- Sambhal Instagram Influencer Arisha Faces FIR in Sambhal Over Alleged Honey Trap – The Chandigarh News
