Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has shared a deeply concerning real-life incident involving his 13-year-old daughter to highlight the growing dangers of cybercrime among children.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of Cyber Awareness Month 2025 at the Maharashtra State Police Headquarters in Mumbai, the actor revealed how his teenage daughter encountered an alarming situation while playing an online video game a few months ago.
“My daughter was playing a video game, and there are some video games that you can play with someone. You are playing with an unknown stranger. While you are playing, sometimes a message comes from there...Then a message came, Are you male or female? So she replied female. And then he sent a message. Can you send me nude pictures of yours?,” Akshay recounted.
According to him, his daughter immediately switched off the game and informed his wife, preventing any further escalation. Calling it a classic case of cybercrime, Akshay stressed the urgent need to protect children from such online predators.
“I would request the Chief Minister that in our Maharashtra state, every week in the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth standards, there should be a period called cyber period where children should be explained about it. You all know that this crime is becoming bigger than street crime. It is very important to stop this crime...,” he urged.
