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A very horrifying and shocking criminal case has come to light from the dazzling world of YouTube and social media. Famous female YouTuber Shivangi Yadav, who rules millions of hearts through her vlogs and reels, has been seriously accused of blackmailing and demanding a huge extortion money of Rs 5 crore from another well-known YouTuber Tonu Yadav. Based on the complaint of the victim, the police have registered the case, but as soon as the legal noose started tightening, the accused YouTuber Shivangi Yadav has absconded from her hideout.
As soon as this incident came to light, there was a sensation among social media influencers and YouTube community. The face which till yesterday was seen serving happiness and entertainment on the internet, today the same face has been registered in the police files as an absconding accused. Several police teams are now conducting rapid raids at possible locations in search of the accused female YouTuber and her associates.
#1 Who is YouTuber Shivangi Yadav? The journey from becoming a social media star to being surrounded by controversies
Shivangi Yadav had become a well-known name in the world of social media. He has millions of followers and subscribers on various digital platforms like YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. She became popular on the internet mainly by making lifestyle vlogging, comedy shorts and reels on Haryanvi and Bhojpuri songs. Within no time, her fan following increased rapidly and she started earning lakhs of rupees from social media.
Although the reality behind his content and controversies related to his personal life were often rumored on social media, no one had imagined that a case of criminal extortion worth crores of rupees would be filed against a popular influencer. Investigation is also revealing that Shivangi Yadav had contacts with some people of dubious background, on the basis of whom she tried to dominate and intimidate fellow content creators.
#1 How did the controversy start? Creepy conspiracy to extort Rs 5 crore and implicate him in a false case
According to the complaint and copy of the FIR given by the victim YouTuber Tonu Yadav to the police, this entire dispute was going on for some time due to personal and professional rivalry. It is alleged that Shivangi Yadav had started blackmailing Tonu Yadav by using private conversation and call recordings as a shield. Shivangi had clearly threatened Tonu Yadav that if he did not immediately give Rs 5 crore in cash, she would ruin his entire career and life by filing an FIR against him under serious and serious charges.
When the victim Tonu Yadav clearly refused to pay such a huge amount, the series of threats intensified. It is alleged that Shivangi and some of her anti-social elements threatened Tonu Yadav over phone to kill him, attack his house and harm his family. Fed up with the continuous mental harassment and threats, the victim YouTuber finally approached the police and handed over all the audio evidence and documents to the police.
#1 Strict police action: Shivangi Yadav went underground as soon as FIR was registered
Based on the complaint of the victim, the police took immediate action and registered a case under serious sections of the Indian Penal Code like extortion, criminal conspiracy, blackmailing and threatening to kill. When police officials examined the primary evidence and call records, the allegations were prima facie found to be true.
As soon as Shivangi Yadav came to know that the police had registered an FIR against her and were preparing to arrest her, she switched off her mobile phone and ran away overnight. The technical surveillance team of the police is keeping a close watch on his last location and social media accounts. Police officials say that no matter how influential the accused is, he will not be spared and will soon be arrested and sent behind the bars.
#1 Dark side of the digital world: Increasing crime and blackmailing culture among influencers
This incident is not just a mutual fight between two YouTubers, but it also exposes the dark truth of social media (‘Dark Side of Social Media’), where people take to the path of crime in the race to earn fame and money overnight. In recent times, many such cases have come to light where the names of popular influencers and YouTubers have come up in incidents like extortion, cyber bullying, fraud and blackmailing.
This sensational case has once again proved that as attractive as the internet world looks, the truth behind it can be as complicated. At present, the discussion on the entire social media space is that till when will the police be able to bring absconding YouTuber Shivangi Yadav under the grip of law and what will be the final outcome of this Rs 5 crore extortion case.