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37-year-old Delhi man blackmails and coerces woman via Instagram and Google Meet for three years, forcing private content and live video calls

Jan 1, 2022Delhi, India1 source

Summary

A Delhi man named Himanshu Arora used nine fake Instagram accounts to blackmail a woman over three years, coercing her into sharing private photos and videos. He sent her explicit messages, threats, and extortion demands, including threats of acid attack and kidnapping. Arora also forced the victim into live video calls via Instagram and Google Meet. He fabricated legal notices falsely linking her to FIRs and a murder case to instill fear. Delhi Police arrested Arora for cyberstalking, blackmailing, and sexually exploiting the woman. Arora is a 37-year-old married man and father of a 12-year-old daughter.

Incident Details

Domain
Privacy & Surveillance

Unauthorized collection, tracking, or exposure of personal data and private information.

Harm Types
Non-Consensual Imagery
Mechanism
contact
Platforms
InstagramGoogle MeetGmail
Recipient
Individualthe woman who befriended Himanshu Arora on Instagram and was subsequently blackmailed and harassed
Dimensions
psychologicaleconomicreputationalautonomydiscriminatory

Sources

1
Delhi man befriends woman on Instagram, blackmails her with explicit photos - India Today
Google News Historical Backfill·May 30, 2025

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