Overview
- The Mumbai Crime Branch detained Farkhanda Aziz Khan, her brother Bazil, and associate Uddin Imtiyaz Wani in a case involving a 28-year-old Mumbai businessman, taking the siblings from a New Delhi hotel and arresting Wani in Srinagar.
- Police say the businessman met Farkhanda through mobile chats in 2024, the exchanges turned explicit, and threats to publish those messages followed.
- Under those threats, he allegedly sent Rs 23.61 lakh across 32 transfers between April 30, 2024 and January 13, 2026, then Rs 40 lakh more in January 2026, after an initial Rs 20,000 in April 2024.
- Investigators say a large share of the money moved into Wani’s account, with some amounts traced to the bank account of Farkhanda’s father, Abdul Aziz Khan.
- An FIR is registered at the West Region Cyber Police Station under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, India’s new criminal code, and the Information Technology Act, as officers review chat screenshots and bank records for next legal steps.