Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Kolkata Model Arrested as Police Probe Alleged False Complaints
Police in Kolkata are investigating a model and television actor over claims that she demanded money and gifts from people.
Police say she filed a number of rape and sexual-harassment complaints against other people.
The reported totals differ: one account says 11 complaints against about 14 people, while another says 10 against 13.
A dentist says she threatened to accuse him of a crime and that he sent her money and gifts.
A table tennis player also says she asked him for money and gifts.
The model’s lawyer denies the extortion claim and says the complaint was made in retaliation.
Police have arrested her in an extortion case, and the investigation is continuing.
The allegations have not been established in court.
Kolkata Police say they are investigating a model and television actor over alleged extortion and a pattern of rape and sexual-harassment complaints.
Police cited 11 complaints against about 14 people; another passage in the report says 10 complaints against 13 people had been identified.
A dentist’s wife alleged the model threatened her husband with false cases and demanded money; the dentist says he gave her money and gifts.
A national-level table tennis player also alleged that the woman sought gifts and money before filing a rape complaint against him.
The model’s lawyer rejects the extortion allegation, describing the dentist’s wife’s complaint as retaliation; police say their investigation is continuing.
- Who
- A 31-year-old model and television actor, a Kolkata dentist and his wife, and other people who say they were targeted.
- What
- Police are investigating allegations that the model extorted people and filed false rape or sexual-harassment complaints; her lawyer disputes the extortion allegation.
- When
- Police say the complaints date from 2024 onward; the dentist’s alleged harassment began in December 2025. The report says the model was arrested on September 18 and refers to a court hearing on October 6, without specifying the year.
- Where
- Kolkata, India.
- Why
- The investigation followed the dentist’s wife’s complaint that her husband had been falsely implicated and threatened for money.
Police and complainants’ allegations
Accused’s lawyer’s response
Extortion allegation
Police and complainants’ allegations
The dentist and his wife allege that the model threatened him with false cases and demanded money; the dentist says he gave her Rs 40,000 and sent gifts.
Accused’s lawyer’s response
The model’s lawyer says the extortion complaint was made in retaliation after the dentist faced a rape complaint, and calls it ridiculous.
Other complaints
Police and complainants’ allegations
Police say they have identified a pattern involving multiple rape and sexual-harassment complaints and are investigating whether they were false.
Accused’s lawyer’s response
The model’s lawyer maintains that she had filed a complaint against the dentist; the article does not provide her response to the other cases.
- Age and occupation
- The accused is described as a 31-year-old model and television actor.
- Police-reported complaints
- The report gives differing figures: 11 complaints against about 14 people, and 10 identified complaints against 13 people.
- Complaints in 2026
- Police said five of the 11 complaints were filed in 2026.
- Arrest
- The model was arrested on September 18 in an extortion case brought after the dentist’s wife’s complaint.
- Alleged demands
- The dentist said he sent items and gave Rs 40,000; he alleged she also demanded gifts and money.
- Other alleged victim
- A national-level table tennis player said he received a rape-complaint notification while in Europe for a match and sought anticipatory bail.
- Investigation status
- Kolkata Police said further investigation was underway.