As per a report by IANS, Additional Director General of Police, Maharashtra Cyber, Yashasvi Yadav, confirmed the development and said the accused has been taken into custody after investigation into the matter.

Akshay Kumar's daughter cyber bully case makes its first arrest.

According to officials, Nitara was allegedly targeted while she was playing an online game. She was harassed after she received inappropriate messages, including a demand for nude photographs. During a cyber awareness session at R.D. National College in Mumbai, ADG Yadav revealed that they received information from Akshay Kumar and his daughter about the online harassment.

He said, "He (Akshay Kumar) had a very shocking story to share with us. He said that his own daughter was being sextorted. The girl was very brave and informed her parents. Through her parents, we received this information, and that is how we handled the case."

In October last year, Akshay Kumar had spoken about his daughter's experience at the inaugural ceremony of Cyber Awareness Month 2025 at the State Police Headquarters in Mumbai. "My daughter was playing a video game. There are some video games that you can play with someone, you are playing with an unknown stranger. When you are playing, you get a message saying, 'Thank you, that was great' or 'You are doing so good', very courteous messages. Suddenly, the person said, 'Where are you from?' She wrote, 'Mumbai'. And then everything was normal again. The person told her, 'Well played. You did very well'. Very courteous, it felt respectful," he said.

He said during the interaction, his 13-year-old daughter was asked if she is a male or a female. "She replied, 'Female'. It went on. And then, he sent a message, 'Can you send me a nude picture of yours?' My daughter, she switched off the whole thing. She went and told my wife. It was great that she went and spoke to my wife about it. This is how things begin. This is also a part of cyber crime. People and children get carried away. Extortion money has to be given. There are many cases of suicides. In the digital world, it is very important that our children learn about this," he added.

Soon after he narrated the incident, the Cyber Cell launched an investigation and now have made their first arrest in the case. Through technical analysis and digital tracking, the accused was identified and arrested. He is currently being questioned to determine whether he has targeted other children in similar cases.

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