Anonymous Threats and Blackmailing

Last updated on Jun 8, 2022

If you get anonymous threats online or you are blackmailed online, you can file a complaint with the cyber cell. To file a complaint, it is not necessary to know who is responsible for the crime. You should try and tell the police whatever you know, but you don’t have to know all the details. The person threatening or blackmailing you may be punished with jail time up to seven years or a fine or both.1

  1. Section 507, The Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 503, The Indian Penal Code, 1860; Section 506, The Indian Penal Code, 1860.[]

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Dhaval Korde

July 12, 2022

I have Faced with Online Blackmail. Today and he/she is send Video to my facebook friends

Nyaaya

August 8, 2022

Please refer to our explainer Reporting Online Abuse to file a complaint.

Poly

July 30, 2022

This was helpful.
Someone has been stalking and abusing me on “Confessout” page and since its an annonymous messaging website, i don’t know the identity. It has been 3+ years. All the vulgar and offensive messages are from the same person. I am totally clueless on what to do. This person even sends me stalking messages like they stalk me in public and message me annonymously on the website about what i wore and how i was looking. This is really traumatising for me to know someone is so abnormally obsessed with abusing and stalking me for absolutely no reason. I doubt certain people though. It will be really helpful if anyone can help me with the issue. I am from Assam, India.

Nyaaya

August 8, 2022

You may file a complaint by referring to our explainer on Reporting Online Abuse

Syed arsh

August 19, 2022

Someone abusing my sister’ on her Instagram live video streaming

Nyaaya

August 19, 2022

You may refer to our explainer on Reporting Online Abuse to file a complaint.

Rajendra

August 21, 2022

Me and my wife photos attached with nude photo and viral by yogita maida on Instagram account url is https://instagram.com/its_maida_2036?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Please do needful many people get our edit pics by yogita maida and we are mentally very stressed.

Nyaaya

August 22, 2022

You may file a complaint following the steps given in this explainer.

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