WATCH: YouTuber Ankush Bahuguna reveals he was held hostage for almost 40 hours in digital scam, says 'I have lost money, I have lost my mental health and...'

YouTuber Ankush Bahuguna recently revealed in a video on Instagram why he was missing in action. Here’s what he said, “I have been missing from social media and everywhere for the last three days, I was held hostage by some scammers for 40 hours… I have lost money, I have lost my mental health to this, I can’t believe this has happened to me.”

Ankush continued, “Sharing this, so others don’t have to go through what I went through. I feel so lucky to have friends with such strong instincts who noticed a change in my behaviour even when I was sending ‘I’m okay’ texts.”

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“I know a lot of you are aware of it, but I don’t think a lot of people understand the extent to which these scammers can go to control you,” Ankush Bahuguna added.

He captioned the video- “Sharing this so others don’t have to go through what i went through. I feel so lucky to have friends with such strong instincts who noticed a change in my behaviour even when they were getting “I’m okay” texts from me.”

The YouTuber added, “They literally saved the day. Imagine if they hadn’t come looking for me or looked for clues! I’d probably still be in that cyber arrest & would’ve lost all my money. Pls beware of this scam. I know a lot of you are aware of it but I don’t think a lot of people understand the extent to which these scammers can go to control you!”