Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Apr 23: Mumbai Police Crime Branch 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 Mumbai based businessman.
The accused have been identified as Farkhanda Aziz Khan, 30, her brother Bazil Aziz Khan, 27, and Imtiyaz Wani, 22.
Farkhanda who is presently pursuing Master’s in Management in Cyprus and was arrested at New Delhi International Airport while she was returning home. Some mobile phones and cash was recovered from her possession.
As per police her bank account had amount of Rs 10 lakh and she was also using crypto currency.
“Her brother Bazil was apprehended from Delhi and Wani was arrested from Srinagar.”
According to police, the complainant is a 28-year-old businessman residing in Colaba. He reportedly came into contact with Farkhanda in 2024 while living in Mumbai’s western suburbs.
“What began as routine mobile communication allegedly escalated into explicit exchanges initiated by the accused”.
“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. 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.”
Her father Aziz Khan was also called by Crime Branch Mumbai and he flew to Mumbai yesterday.
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