The investigation reveals that the ordeal began in 2024 when the complainant first encountered Farkhanda Khan, a resident of Ankur Vihar in Delhi-NCR, while he was residing in the western suburbs of Mumbai. Their initial interaction through mobile chats transitioned into deeply personal conversations, which investigators allege were deliberately steered into explicit territory by the accused. Once the complainant was compromised, Khan introduced him to her associate and her brother, Bazil Khan, who hails from Noorkhaw village. Leveraging the personal nature of their exchange, Khan initially cited financial distress to solicit funds; however, when the businessman refused to comply, the duo allegedly pivoted to overt threats, vowing to leak their private chats.
The financial exploitation escalated into a systemic drain of resources, with the victim transferring a total of ₹63 lakh under immense psychological pressure. Between April 30, 2024, and January 13, 2026, the complainant executed 32 separate transactions totaling ₹23.61 lakh into Khan’s bank account, starting with an initial sum of ₹20,000 in April 2024. Police analysis of the money trail indicates that a significant portion of these funds was subsequently routed to the account of Uddin Imtiaz Wani, a resident of Khalapur in Jammu and Kashmir, while other portions were transferred to the account of Khan’s father, Abdul Aziz Khan.
The extortion reached a critical peak in January 2026 when the accused intensified their demands, claiming to possess permanent screenshots of the conversations and warning the victim of severe legal consequences. Fearing the fallout, the businessman transferred an additional ₹40 lakh before finally seeking intervention from the authorities. Following the arrests, the West Region Cyber Police Station has registered a formal case under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the IT Act. This high-profile arrest of a sports figure underscores the growing complexity of cyber-enabled extortion networks, as officials continue their investigation to uncover the full extent of the syndicate's operations.
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