Overview

• Speaking at the inauguration of Cyber Awareness Month at the Maharashtra Police headquarters in Mumbai, Akshay Kumar recounted that a stranger asked his daughter Nitara for nude photos during an online video game a few months ago.
• He said his daughter immediately shut down the game and informed her mother, using the episode to illustrate how predators start with friendly messages before escalating to exploitation.
• Akshay urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to mandate a weekly cyber-safety period for students in classes VII to X to teach children how to recognize and respond to online threats.
• The event, attended by the chief minister and senior police officials, was amplified by widely shared clips from ANI, turning the disclosure into a broader public-awareness push.
• Reports referenced the Maharashtra Cyber Crime Portal’s sextortion advisory, which advises stopping contact, blocking offenders, preserving evidence, and reporting to local police or the cyber cell, with no investigation updates cited in the coverage.