Man Arrested For ₹1 Crore Extortion Call To Elvish Yadav, Cops Say He Was 'Influenced' By Bigg Boss OTT 2 Winner

Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner Elvish Yadav recently made headlines after he claimed to have received an "extortion call" from an unknown number with a demand of Rs 1 crore. The social media personality lodged a formal complaint with the Gurugram police later, and the cops have now arrested a man, who allegedly made the call.

According to ANI, the Gurugram Police arrested a man from Gujarat in connection to the extortion call.

ACP Varun Dahiya, Crime Branch, said that the Gurugram Police nabbed one Shakir Makrani with the help of Gujarat Police. The accused is a resident of Vadnagar.

He was allegedly influenced by Elvish and he made the extortion call to earn money.

Elvish is yet to release an official statement on the entire ordeal.

About Elvish Yadav

Elvish shot to overnight fame after he participated in the controversial reality show, Bigg Boss OTT 2. He won the show by a mammoth number of votes and since then, here has been no looking back for him.

With nearly 16 million followers on Instagram and a thriving Youtube channel, Elvish surely rules over the hearts of millions of fans.

Recently, he featured in a music video, titled Hum Toh Deewane, which also starred Urvashi Rautela.

Besides, he also recently announced song titled 'Chore Haryane Aale' and 'Bolero', among other projects.

Post his Bigg Boss OTT 2 stint, Elvish also purchased a lavish new house for himself in Dubai worth a whopping Rs 8 crore. He gifted himself the duplex apartment on his 26th birthday.