Mumbai: A Mumbai-based model and singer’s Instagram account was allegedly hacked by unknown persons, who posted details like her cell phone number on the profile. The model started getting calls from her followers, after which she deleted the account.
The complainant, Hritu Jharbade, was a participant in reality show Splitsvilla 10, and has over 30,000 followers on Instagram. On Tuesday, she registered a complaint with the Oshiwara police.
“Ms. Jhabarde found out that her phone number had been shared in her ‘bio’ and registered a complaint,” said Senior Police Inspector Subash Khanvilkar.
The police have registered an FIR against unknown persons under the IT Act. Ms. Jhabarde subsequently created a new Instagram account. A direct message sent by The Hindu to her via Instagram did not receive any response.