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Deepika Joshi
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India·2/21/2026

Wedding photographer lost all photos — demands extra ₹50,000 to 'recover' them

Hired photographer for ₹1,20,000. Wedding was on March 1. On March 15, photographer said 'hard drive crashed, all photos lost'. Now says he can 'try recovery' for additional ₹50,000. This feels like extortion. These are irreplaceable memories. 300 guests, destination wedding in Udaipur.
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File FIR for extortion (IPC 384) if you believe the 'recovery fee' demand is fraudulent.
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Comments (3)

David Chen2/22/2026

I filed a complaint 6 months ago and still waiting. The system is broken.

Ana Santos2/22/2026

I work in this industry and I can tell you this is common practice unfortunately.

Anonymous2/22/2026

I filed a complaint 6 months ago and still waiting. The system is broken.

James Wilson2/24/2026

This company did the same to my elderly parents. Absolutely shameful.