Indian Idol 12’s Anjali Gaikwad accused of scamming, says, ‘My account has been hacked; was asked for a ransom of ₹70,000’

Indian Idol 12 contestant, singer Anjali Gaikwad was recently accused of scamming on Twitter by a Twitter influencer who goes by the name Harami Parindey, who alleged that Gaikwad was trying to hack his account and dupe him of money. However, the teenager reveals that her Instagram account has been hacked since April 2.

“My Instagram account has been hacked. It’s been 20-21 days. I don’t know how he did it. The hacker also called me and asked for a ransom of ₹70,000. ‘Paise do aur account lelo’, aisa mujhe call aaya. A few days later I even reported it to the cybercrime. But there is no update on it yet,” shares Gaikwad.

In a screenshot shared by the Twitter influencer, someone was asking him to put an email ID in their Instagram account. “The hacker also started asking for money from a lot of people. Many are thinking that I’m asking them for money. People are thinking I’m tricking them. I have been quite disturbed. I’m receiving a lot of emails and messages from people. I’m clearing it with everyone individually. Some people are calling me fraud while a few are understanding that it’s been hacked,” she elaborates.

Gaikwad mentions that the cybercrime team is trying to delete the account, adding that her “parents also got tensed” after getting to know about the entire episode. “I will soon make a new account. Now I don’t want to focus on this, I have started focusing on my music and riyaas,” she signs off.