Hyderabad, 24 September 2026: A shocking case of cyber crime has come to light from Hyderabad from Telangana Cyber Security Bureau. In August 2025, the victim youth came in contact with a profile named 'Disha' on an online dating app, who identified herself as a software professional. Gradually the conversation increased and the young man started sharing personal chats and details with her to establish trust.
According to the complaint, the accused initially sought help saying that his father had died and he needed money for the funeral expenses. The youth transferred Rs. through UPI transfer. 4.3 lakhs were sent. But when the amount was not received back, the young man refused to pay more money. After this, the accused revealed her real identity as a transgender named 'Alina' and started threatening to make the personal chat viral.
The victim had initially blocked that number. But in July 2026, the accused contacted her again, made the excuse that her mother was admitted to the hospital and continued blackmailing her by threatening to send her personal chats to her family and leak them on social media. Between July and September 15, the victim had sent crores of rupees through online transfers 241 times. Apart from this, on four different occasions in the month of September, Rs. 77 lakh cash was also given.
- Paid the amount even after selling the house, finally resorted to cyber cell
To save himself from this blackmailing, the young man pooled together his personal savings, family savings and all the money he got from selling a flat and made a total of Rs. More than Rs 5 crore had been paid. However, when the threats did not stop, the youth finally informed his family and filed a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal on September 19. Telangana Cyber Security Bureau has registered a crime and started the process to trace the accused.