Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Forensic Report Delay Holds Up Amruta Fadnavis Extortion Trial
A court is waiting for a scientific report before it can begin the next stage of a criminal case.
The report is about electronic devices taken from people accused of blackmailing Amruta Fadnavis.
Police say Aniksha first met Amruta while posing as a fashion designer.
They allege that Aniksha and her father, Anil Jaisinghani, offered a bribe and later demanded money.
The accused deny no specific allegations in the articles, but they are currently out on bail.
The court has asked the forensic laboratory several times to examine the devices.
The laboratory said it had a large backlog and not enough staff for the work.
Because the report has not arrived, the court has postponed framing charges.
The case is now scheduled for a later hearing in October.
A Mumbai special court again deferred framing of charges because the FSL report on seized electronic devices remains pending.
The case involves alleged bookie Anil Jaisinghani and his daughter Aniksha, who are accused of attempting to extort Amruta Fadnavis.
Police filed the chargesheet in 2023, saying the forensic report would be submitted later.
The court issued repeated reminders, summoned the Kalina laboratory director in January 2025, and later ordered priority analysis.
The seized material includes phones, tablets, SIM cards, storage devices, a router and other electronics; the accused are out on bail.
- Who
- Anil Jaisinghani and his daughter Aniksha are accused, along with another person arrested by Malabar Hill police; Amruta Fadnavis is the complainant.
- What
- A Mumbai court has deferred framing of charges because the forensic report on seized electronic devices has not been submitted.
- When
- The complaint and chargesheet date to 2023; the latest hearing was on Friday, with the matter deferred to October.
- Where
- The case is before a special court in Mumbai, and the evidence was sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory in Kalina.
- Why
- The forensic analysis is needed before the court proceeds with framing charges.
- Case status
- Framing of charges has been delayed because the FSL report remains pending.
- Chargesheet
- Police filed the chargesheet in 2023 and said the forensic reports would follow.
- Alleged bribe
- Police and the prosecution allege that Aniksha offered Amruta Fadnavis Rs 1 crore to help clear cases against her father.
- Alleged extortion demand
- Police allege that a later demand sought Rs 10 crore after Amruta refused and blocked Aniksha.
- Seized material
- The listed items include 2 tablets, 10 SIM cards, 9 mobile phones, 2 dongles, 1 router, 1 DVD, 2 memory cards and 2 pen drives.
- Forensic backlog
- The State FSL reported a backlog of 8,655 cases and cited insufficient manpower for electronic-device analysis.
- Current bail position
- Anil Jaisinghani and Aniksha are out on bail; Aniksha was conditionally allowed to seek return of her passport for higher education in the UK.
