After her altered naked photos went viral on a lending app, the beautician reported the incident to the LT Marg police.

On April 1, the complainant, who is 26 years old, was referred to the Everloan app while on social media. She was drawn in by the app’s offer of instant cash with low interest and a seven-day payback period, so she accepted it and borrowed Rs 10,000. As part of the application process, she also submitted a recent photo of herself along with a number of identifying documents.

She got calls on April 7 asking about loan repayment, and the person on the other end put pressure on her to pay the debt back in 30 seconds. She was surprised to receive threats to spread morphed videos to her contacts as well as morphed images of herself when she started the transaction.

Fearing further harassment, she hastily made the payment and promptly sought assistance from the police. The unknown perpetrators have been charged under sections 384 (extortion), 419 (cheating by personation), 420 (cheating), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code, as well as relevant sections of the Information Technology Act.

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