Mumbai Police Arrests Woman Cricketer in Sextortion Case
Arrest of Cricketer and Associates
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Jammu, April 23: Authorities in Mumbai announced the arrest of a female cricketer linked to the J&K T-20 league, along with her brother and another accomplice, in a case involving alleged sextortion and extortion.
A spokesperson from the Mumbai Crime Branch confirmed that the cricketer and her brother were detained at a hotel in New Delhi. Their associate, identified as Uddin Imtiyaz Wani, aged 22, was later apprehended in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. The individuals taken into custody are Farkhanda Khan, 30, and her brother Bazil Khan, 27.
The investigation began after a 28-year-old businessman from Colaba, Mumbai, filed a complaint. In 2024, while residing in the western suburbs, he met Farkhanda Khan, who he became acquainted with through mobile chats that escalated to explicit discussions.
Farkhanda subsequently introduced him to her brother and Wani. According to police reports, she demanded money from the businessman, claiming financial difficulties. When he declined, she threatened to expose their private conversations.
Under duress, the businessman transferred a total of Rs 23.61 lakh through 32 transactions to Farkhanda's bank account between April 30, 2024, and January 13, 2026. Investigations indicated that a significant portion of these funds was redirected to Wani's account.
Moreover, some of the money was traced back to the account of Farkhanda's father, Abdul Aziz Khan. Wani and Bazil Khan allegedly also intimidated the complainant, asserting they had screenshots of his chats with Farkhanda and warned him of severe repercussions, including potential imprisonment.
Due to these threats, the businessman transferred an additional Rs 40 lakh to the accused in January 2026. The investigation revealed that the initial transaction in this case was Rs 20,000 made in April 2024.
Farkhanda resides in DLT, Ankur Vihar, Delhi-NCR, while Wani is from Khalapur, Jammu and Kashmir, and Bazil Khan hails from Nurkhaw Village, Jammu and Kashmir.
An FIR has been filed at the West Region Cyber Police Station under various sections of the law, including BNS 308(2), 308(6), 351(2), 351(3), and Sections 61(2) and 3(5) of the IT Act. The investigation is ongoing.
Authorities are also looking into whether the accused have targeted other victims and how the extorted funds were utilized.