Police Arrest Gujarati Influencer Kirti Patel For Rs 2 Crore Extortion Case
Kirti Patel was on the run from police for a year and kept posting on her social media during that time.
A social media influencer has been arrested in Ahmedabad after being on the run from authorities for over 10 months. Kirti Patelm, who has more than 1.3 million followers on Instagram, has been taken into custody by police under charges of honey-trapping and extortion case of Rs 2 crores, involving a Surat-based builder. Surat police had been tracking Kirti since 2024, but she managed to evade arrest until now by constantly changing locations, SIM cards and IP addresses.
A court in Surat issued a warrant against Kirti Patel last year in 2024. The warrant was issued after an FIR was registered, which named five accused. Four out of the five were arrested; only Kirti Patel was on the run. Patel was finally tracked in the Sarkhej area of Ahmedabad with help from cyber experts and police.
The influencer has also been accused of other charges, like land encroachment, which the police are currently looking into. The DCP said that they will be recording Kirti’s statement and will investigate further.
Who Is Kirti Patel
Also known as Kirti Adalja, Patel is a Gujarati social media influencer who has a strong fan following on Instagram. She is also controversial for posting abusive and threatening posts on her account. While Kirti Patel was on the run from police authorities, she was active on social media. The influencer kept posting content on her Instagram and YouTube. She posted about her trip to Prayagraj during the Mahakumbh, and also a video message to her followers on her birthday in April.
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On YouTube, Kirti has almost 2 lakh followers. She first started posting videos on the platform in 2019. In her recent video, she even posted news clips relating to the FIR lodged against her and continued to post threats and abuses on her public profile on Instagram. In her last Instagram post, the creator is seen interacting with young kids on the street.
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First Published: June 20, 2025 2:29 PM
