Urmila Matondkar's Instagram account restored, after actress files FIR

Actor-politician Urmila Matondkar today said her Instagram account has been restored after it was hacked briefly.Taking to Twitter, the 46-year-old actor thanked Mumbai Police and Instagram for restoring her account, though some of her old posts are still missing."And I'm back on @instagram again Thank you @MumbaiPolice and @instagram for your quick support even though some of my posts are missing," she wrote on Twitter, alongside a photo of herself.

And I’m back on @instagram again 😁
Thank you @MumbaiPolice and @instagram for your quick support 🙏🏼🙏🏼 even though some of my posts are missing 😔 pic.twitter.com/5LCh2k04pk

— Urmila Matondkar (@UrmilaMatondkar) December 17, 2020

On Wednesday, Ms Matondkar reported on Twitter that her Instagram profile was compromised after she responded to a direct message (DM) on the photo-video sharing app. Posts from her Instagram account were wiped out, with the display name changed to "Instagram Support".Ms Matondkar later filed a First Information Report (FIR) with Maharashtra Cyber, the state police's cyber wing. Matondkar, who had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha election from north Mumbai constituency as a Congress candidate, recently joined the Shiv Sena.