Archita Phukan's fake Instagram page was created by ex-boyfriend to defame her
Archita Phukan's former partner has been arrested for creating a fake profile of the Assamese influencer.
Assamese social media influencer Archita Phukan had grabbed headlines after an Instagram page showed her with US adult actress Kendra Lust. However, it has now been revealed that the pictures were shared on a fake profile created by her former partner.
Fake profile of Archita Phukan
A man was arrested in Assam's Dibrugarh on Saturday evening for allegedly creating a fake social media profile of influencer Archita Phukan and uploading her morphed photos, police said on Sunday.
He was identified as Pratim Bora, a former partner of Phukan. Police say that he uploaded the objectionable content to defame, harass her.
Bora, a resident of Tinsukia, was operating the fake profile for several weeks. He was arrested from his hometown following a complaint lodged by Phukan's brother, a police officer said.
Phukan, popularly known as Babydoll Archi, said that her morphed pictures with US adult film star Kendra Lust were shared from the fake account. The Assam-based girl said that her friends and acquaintances came across the morphed photos after the images were widely circulated on social media.
Archita Phukan’s pics with Kendra Lust
The profile attributed to Archita Phukan had hinted at a collaboration with Kendra Lust in a post shared last week.
The page also shared a news headlines suggesting that Kendra Lust is helping her foray into the world of ‘blue films’.
In an Instagram post dating back to 2023, the Assamese influencer had opened up about her troubled past, saying she was once part of the “dark world of prostitution in India.”
Past in prostitution
Phukan revealed that for six years, she was forced to work as a prostitute. She had to ‘buy’ her way to freedom by paying ₹25 lakh. She did not specify whom she paid, how she was trapped, and did not disclose the identity of her captors.
“After enduring six long years trapped in the dark world of prostitution in India, I managed to break free from its clutches, despite having paid nearly 25 lakh for my supposed freedom,” Archita Phukan revealed in an Instagram post in July 2023.
She geotagged her location as GB Road in New Delhi -- the red light area of the national capital.
Phukan shared a message of hope and resilience by adding, “Today, as I reflect upon my harrowing past, I stand tall as a survivor, proof that hope, resilience, and the power of the human spirit can triumph over even the darkest of circumstances.”
Archita Phukan also revealed that in collaboration with an organization, she was able to rescue eight other girls who were similarly trapped in prostitution. “With the unwavering support of a trusted friend and an organization dedicated to helping survivors like me, I was able to free 8 other girls/women and give them a new life. Happiness indeed,” she wrote.
