Overview

• Priya Mishra was taken into custody in Gurugram on August 6 following an investigation by the Cyber Crime South Police Station team
• She initially filed a complaint on May 29 claiming that an Instagram account operated by another woman had sent death threats to her and her husband
• During police questioning, Mishra confessed that personal conflicts with her husband prompted her to fabricate the Instagram profile and lodge a false complaint
• Assistant Commissioner of Police Priyanshu Diwan and Inspector Naveen Kumar led the operation that recovered and seized the mobile device used to dispatch the threatening messages
• The case is part of a broader Gurgaon cybercrime crackdown that has resulted in 52 arrests and the seizure of assets linked to frauds worth Rs 61.65 crore since January