SRINAGAR: The Mumbai Police Crime Branch on Thursday arrested a woman cricketer linked to the Jammu and Kashmir T20 League, her brother, and an associate in connection with an alleged sextortion and extortion case involving a city-based businessman, NDTV and other media outlets reported.
The accused have been identified as Farkhanda Aziz Khan (30), her brother Bazil Aziz Khan (27), and Uddin Imtiyaz Wani (22). While Farkhanda and Bazil were apprehended from a hotel in Delhi, Wani was arrested from Srinagar, officials said.
According to police, the complainant is a 28-year-old businessman residing in Colaba. He reportedly came into contact with Farkhanda Khan in 2024 while living in Mumbai’s western suburbs. What began as routine mobile communication allegedly escalated into explicit exchanges initiated by the accused.
Investigators said Farkhanda later introduced the complainant to her brother and Wani. She subsequently sought money citing financial distress and, upon refusal, allegedly threatened to make their private conversations public.
Under alleged coercion, the complainant transferred Rs 23.61 lakh to Farkhanda’s bank account through 32 transactions between April 30, 2024, and January 13, 2026. Police said a substantial portion of these funds was later routed to Wani’s account, while some transactions were also traced to an account belonging to Farkhanda’s father, Abdul Aziz Khan.
Officials further alleged that Bazil Khan and Wani also issued threats to the complainant, claiming possession of screenshots of his chats and warning of serious consequences, including possible legal action, if further payments were not made.
Following these threats, the complainant allegedly transferred an additional Rs 40 lakh in January 2026. Police said the first transaction in the case dates back to April 2024, when Rs 20,000 was transferred.
Farkhanda Khan is reported to be a resident of Ankur Vihar in Delhi-NCR, while Wani hails from Khalapur and Bazil Khan from Noorkhaw village in Jammu and Kashmir.
Based on the complaint, an FIR has been registered at the West Region Cyber Police Station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including provisions related to extortion and criminal intimidation, along with sections of the Information Technology Act.
Police said further investigation is underway to determine whether more victims were targeted and to trace the utilisation of the allegedly extorted funds.
