Shreyas Iyer’s sister had received rape threats: Shrestha Iyer said – received death threats, abusive calls after KKR reel controversy

Shrestha Iyer, sister of Indian cricketer Shreyas Iyer, had received death and rape threats due to the controversy following the KKR video. In an interview given to Filmi Gyan, Shrestha said, ‘It started happening so much that I started receiving death threats. I started receiving rape threats. I was said a lot about my looks, a lot was said about my character, a lot was said about my body and this shows what kind of mentality you have. You can do so much with a video. She further said, ‘After this I stopped paying attention to these things and started ignoring them completely, but then they started reaching my place of work. I work with a studio in Dubai, which is like family to me. There, calls were made at 3-4 o’clock in the night and abuses were used on the phone. What is the whole matter? Actually, during IPL 2025, the match between Shreyas Iyer’s team (Punjab Kings) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) was canceled due to rain. After the match, Shrestha posted a reel of her dancing with friends in support of her brother’s team and jokingly said that she had ‘gifted a point’ to KKR. Some KKR fans took this light joke personally and started trolling him badly. Shrestha was seen in the song ‘Agreement Karle’ Shrestha Iyer is an influencer, dancer and choreographer. She was seen in the item song ‘Agreement Karle’ of the film ‘Sarkari Bachha’ in February 2025. She also keeps posting content on Instagram. Brother Shreyas is also seen in some of his posts. In an interview given to Times of India, he had told that he had received offers from reality shows like ‘Roadies’ and ‘Splitsvilla’, but he did not participate. Shrestha Iyer was recently seen in the reality show ‘Lock Up Season 2’. Shrestha became the first contestant of this season to be eliminated from the show in the very first week.



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