Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner Elvish Yadav recently lodged an FIR with the Gurugram police, claiming that he had received an extortion call demanding Rs 1 crore. The YouTuber lodged the complaint on 25th October after which police have arrested a man from Gujarat for allegedly threatening YouTuber. An ACP, claimed that the accused was following Elvish since a longtime and hatched a plan to extort money.
Elvish Yadav lodges FIR after he receives extortion call
After lodging the complaint, police were quick enough to take action and arrested a man from Gujarat. Varun Dahiya ACP Crime Branch says in a statement, “Gurugram Police with cooperation from Gujarat Police has arrested one Shakir Makrani, a resident of Vadnagar. He was influenced by Yadav; to earn money he made this plan to make extortion call.”
He added, “Elvish Yadav was on a foreign trip with his manager, and upon returning on October 17, he found threatening messages on his WhatsApp. Initially, the demands were for 40 lakh rupees, which later escalated to 1 crore rupees. After an investigation into Elvish’s complaint, the Gurugram Police filed an FIR on October 25 and subsequently conducted a raid in Gujarat, leading to the arrest of a 24-year-old man named Shakir Makrani. The accused was working as an RTI agent in Vad Nagar and revealed during interrogation that he was highly influenced by Elvish Yadav’s lifestyle and aspired to become a millionaire at a young age. Therefore, he formulated a plan to extort money by sending threatening messages.”
Elvish Yadav
Elvish Yadav is an established content creator who enjoys massive fan following on Instagram on YouTube. He recently grabbed headlines after he claimed he has not received Bigg Boss prize money. He also lashed out at netizens for speculating his rift with Abhishek Malhan.
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