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

Indian Idol 12 contestant Anjali Gaikwad was accused of scamming a Twitter Influencer. The Twitter user alleged that Anjali was trying to hack his account and take money from him.
Anjali Gaikwad

Anjali Gaikwad

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Indian Idol 12 contestant Anjali Gaikwad was recently accused of scamming
  • A Twitter user alleged that she was trying to hack her account
  • However, Anjali has now revealed what exactly was happening
Indian Idol 12 contestant Anjali Gaikwad has been in the news for all wrong reasons. The singer had been one of the most popular contestants on the 12th season of Indian Idol. Her elimination from the show broke many hearts. However, she was recently accused of scamming a Twitter influencer.
Harami Parindey is the name of the Twitter influencer who has accused Anjali. The user alleged that Anjali was trying to hack his account and take money from him. However, Anjali has now cleared the air and defended herself.
In an interview with Hindustan Times, she revealed that her Instagram account has been hacked since April 2 and she does not know how the hacker 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, "she shared.
The screenshot shared by the Twitter influencer showed that someone was asking him to put an email ID in their Instagram account. Anjali further revealed that the hacker started asking for money from a lot of people and people accused her of cheating. She mentioned that she is quite disturbed as people have been accusing her of tricking them for money.
She has also been receiving a lot of emails and messages and she is replying to everyone and explaining the situation. However, many have been still calling her a fraud while some have understood that her account has been actually hacked by someone. Her parents also are worried after they got to know about the same.
She also said that the cybercrime team is trying to delete the account. Anjali shared, " 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."
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