Sharjeel Khan claims being blackmailed with tampered video

Pakistani opener, Sharjeel Khan, who played in the recent Asia Cup and World T20 events has claimed that some unknown individuals were trying to blackmail him by demanding money for not releasing videos of him which could harm his reputation.

Police in Sharjeel’s hometown Hyderabad visited his residence and spoke to his father to discuss and enquire about the matter but a senior official said that the family had so far not filed any official complaint as yet with them.

“No official complaint has been made by them as yet with us so we can’t move forward. But we are confident that if they make a complaint we can get to the bottom of the matter in a few hours,” the official said.

Sharjeel Khan posted a video on his facebook page explaining that he wanted to inform his fans that some people were trying to blackmail him.

“I just wanted to let you know some people have called me and threatened me they would release some videos of me if I don’t pay them 200,000 rupees. I just want to tell my fans these videos are tampered and I am in no way involved in anything,” Sharjeel said.

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His father, Sohail Khan told the media that he had informed the police about the matter but added that they couldn’t provide the number since the calls came from an unknown caller

“It is a ploy to blackmail us and I am confident my son is not involved in anything wrong,” he said.

Sharjeel has played 11 ODIs and 11 T20 matches for Pakistan and also scored a century in the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL) held in February in the UAE.

Here is his video message: