India, June 19 -- Social media influencer Kirti Patel, who has over 1.3 million followers on Instagram, was arrested in Ahmedabad after being on the run for 10 months in connection with a honey-trapping and extortion case involving a builder in Surat.

The Surat Police, who had been tracking her movements since June 2024, said Kirti Patel had been evading arrest by frequently changing locations across Gujarat and using different SIM cards and IP addresses.

A court in Surat had issued a warrant against her last year after a first information report (FIR) was registered in the case, which named five accused. Four of them had already been arrested, while Patel remained absconding.

"In June 2024, an FIR was registered for honey-trapping, an...