Women Cricketer and Brother Arrested in High-Stakes Mumbai Sextortion Racket

According to the Crime Branch, the victim is a 28-year-old businessman residing in Colaba who initially encountered Farkhanda Khan in 2024 while living in the western suburbs. Their acquaintance deepened through mobile chat platforms, which the accused allegedly leveraged to initiate explicit conversations. Farkhanda subsequently introduced the complainant to her brother, Bazil Khan, and their associate, Uddin Imtiaz Wani. The extortion began in 2024 when Farkhanda demanded money citing financial distress; upon the victim's refusal, she threatened to leak their private chat logs to the public. Under extreme duress, the complainant executed 32 bank transactions between April 30, 2024, and January 13, 2026, transferring a total of 23.61 lakh rupees into Farkhanda’s account.

Investigation into the financial trail revealed that a substantial portion of these funds was moved into Uddin Imtiaz Wani’s account, while other sums were deposited into the bank account of Farkhanda’s father, Abdul Aziz Khan. The pressure intensified in January 2026 when Wani and Bazil Khan claimed to possess screenshots of the victim's chats and threatened him with imprisonment. These threats coerced the businessman into transferring an additional 40 lakh rupees to the accused in a single month. Records show the extortion began with a modest initial transaction of 20,000 rupees in April 2024 before escalating into millions. Farkhanda Khan is a resident of the Ankur Vihar area in Delhi NCR, while Uddin Wani hails from Khalapur and Bazil Khan is a resident of Nurkhav village in Jammu and Kashmir.

Following the formal complaint, the West Region Cyber Police Station registered a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Sections 308(2), 308(6), 351(2), 351(3), and Information Technology Act Sections 61(2) and 3(5). The Mumbai Crime Branch continues its rigorous investigation to uncover the full extent of the syndicate's operations and identify any further victims of this predatory scheme. This high-profile arrest underscores the growing menace of digital extortion and the relentless pursuit of justice by law enforcement against those utilizing professional status as a shield for criminal activities.