Young people & students › Leaked or deepfake photos, sextortion
Ex threatening to leak my private photos
What usually matters in this situation, and the papers to keep ready before you meet an advocate or free legal aid (call 15100).
Before anything elseReport now — platforms must act fast. Do not pay.
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Your situation
- What is happening? Someone is threatening to post them
- Do you know who is doing it? An ex or someone I know
Where you stand
- In your favour Platforms must remove intimate or morphed images within 2 hours of your complaint.
- In your favour When the person is known, police and courts can act faster, including protection orders.
- Next step If a platform ignores you, its Grievance Officer and then the Grievance Appellate Committee are the next steps.
Do these now
- Report to the platform (choose "nudity / non-consensual / impersonation")
They must act within 2 hours for this kind of content. Where: Report button in the app. - Complaint on cybercrime.gov.in or at the police station
Starts investigation and lets police order takedowns. Where: cybercrime.gov.in (you can report anonymously in this section) - Use StopNCII.org to block the image on partner platforms
Works without sending the actual image. Where: stopncii.org - Stop replying and do not pay
Paying almost always leads to more demands.
Papers to gather
- Links (URLs) and usernames where it is posted or sent from
Platforms remove by link; police trace accounts by username. Where: Copy from the app (Share → Copy link). - Screenshots of threats and demands, with date and time
Proves the crime even if they delete it. Where: Your chats.
What the law says
IT Rules (amended, in force from 20 February 2026): platforms must remove non-consensual intimate images, including AI-made or morphed ones, within 2 hours of a complaint. Sharing such images is a crime under the IT Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Report on cybercrime.gov.in (women and child safety section) or 1930.
General information, not legal advice.
Saboot will also ask
- Are you safe right now?
- Were you under 18 in the images?
Similar situations
- Private photos posted online
- Someone made a deepfake or morphed photo of me
- Sextortion after a video call
- Leaked photos of someone under 18
Sources
- IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2026 — G.S.R. 120(E), in force 20 Feb 2026 (intimate-image complaints: action within 2 hours)
- National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (MHA)
The full guide: Someone leaked, morphed or deepfaked my photos, or is blackmailing me with them · All situations