The complainant Sagar Thakur, a Delhi resident, also claimed that Yadav "tried to break his spine" and "threatened to kill him". Thakur is a content creator with over 1.6 million subscribers on YouTube, 8,90,000 followers on Instagram and 2,50,000 followers on X.

Despite paying a total of Rs 38 lakh, the scammers continued to demand more money, prompting Aggarwal to realize that he had fallen victim to a fraudulent scheme.

On January 14th, the victim approached the Cyber Crime (West) Police Station, Gurugram, and lodged a formal complaint detailing the harassment.