Indian Idol 12's Anjali Gaikwad reveals Instagram hacker asked her for Rs 70,000 ransom: Report

Indian Idol 12 contestant Anjali Gaikwad has now revealed that her Instagram account has been hacked. The singer said that the hacker asked her for Rs 70,000 ransom.

Indian Idol 12 contestant Anjali Gaikwad was recently accused of scamming. A Twitter influencer named Harami Parindey had alleged that the singer was trying to hack his account and dupe him of money. However, Anjali has now revealed that her Instagram account has been hacked since April 2. She also said that the hacker is asking her for Rs 70,000 ransom.

Anjanli Gaikwad told Hindustan Times, “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.”

The singer added, “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.”

Anjali Gaikwad became popular after participating in the singing reality TV show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champs 2017. She won the contest as a mutual winner along with co-contestant Shreyan Bhattacharya. After that, she joined Sony TV's Indian Idol 12. She impressed the judges with her melodious voice.