Gujarat Gym Jihad: Amin Yasin Multani arrested after police find 1,300+ photos, videos of around 100 women

Police in Surendranagar, Gujarat, have arrested Club 71 gym operator Amin Yasinbhai Multani, also known as Aamin Multani, following a complaint that women who trained at the gym were being harassed, threatened and pressured for money and relationships.

During the raid, police recovered digital devices containing a large collection of photographs and videos of women. Initial police estimates put the number of files at around 100 to 150, while later reports citing investigators said more than 1,300 photographs and videos involving around 100 women were recovered.

 

The material has been sent to a forensic laboratory for examination.

 

 

 

Club 71 had branches in Surendranagar, including locations reported at Shivalik Complex and on Dudhrej Road and 80 Feet Road. Multani, around 34, has been identified as the owner and manager of the gym.

 

The investigation began after District Superintendent of Police Premsukh Delu received a written complaint. Some reports described it as an anonymous complaint that urged police to take action with the seriousness they would show if their own daughters were involved.

 

Assistant Superintendent of Police Vedika Bihani led the follow-up investigation.

 

Female police officers reportedly joined the gym as members in plain clothes before the raid to ensure that evidence was not destroyed or removed.

 

Local reports said the raid was carried out within around 15 hours of the complaint.

 

Multani was arrested around noon on October 3, 2026, and produced before a court. Police later sought a short period of custodial remand. India Today also reported that a gym worker was detained.

 

 

 

The complaint raised serious allegations of blackmail, harassment and pressure on women members to enter relationships.

 

According to SP Premsukh Delu, Multani pressured women at the gym and, when they refused, told them that cameras had been installed inside changing rooms and that he already possessed their photographs and videos.

 

Police recovered pen drives, five mobile phones, SIM cards, a Bluetooth device and an adapter during the search.

 

The seized pen drives contained photographs and videos of women, including material described by police as nude or objectionable. Investigators are examining the material to establish its origin and whether any files were altered or generated using artificial intelligence.

  

The police search also examined the changing-room camera claims. India Today reported that investigators did not find a hidden camera during the search.

 

The investigation is also examining whether the threat of secret recording was used to intimidate women and obtain private photographs and videos.

 

A former receptionist has described mental harassment, pressure to enter a relationship and threats against her family.

Some local reports have said investigators suspect Multani obtained women's phone numbers through gym records and later contacted them through calls and messages to obtain compromising photographs and videos.

 

 

The large digital collection recovered from the gym operator is now a major part of the investigation.

 

Police are examining the photographs and videos to determine how they were obtained and how they were used.

 

The material will also be checked for signs of alteration or AI manipulation. Investigators are expected to match the digital files with statements from women whose photographs appear in the seized material.

 

 

 

The raid also uncovered a separate financial angle.

 

Police recovered blank and signed cheques, with different reports putting their number at between 17 and around 70. Aadhaar cards, notarised agreements and account ledgers were also seized.

 

Investigators are examining whether Multani was operating an unlicensed money-lending business and whether people listed in the records were threatened or pressured.

 

Multani has been booked at Surendranagar City A Division police station under Sections 308(5), 74, 75(2), 351(3) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

 

The charges include extortion, assault or criminal force against a woman with intent to outrage her modesty, sexual harassment and criminal intimidation.

 

Both branches of Club 71 were sealed during the investigation.

 

The case has also triggered a major social media debate.

 

Some posts have described the incident as a “gym jihad” case and claimed that Multani had relationships with several married women and had operated the alleged network for around four years using other people's phones and SIM cards.

 

 

The Surendranagar case comes after similar cases involving gyms and private images were reported from other parts of the country.

 

In Davangere, Karnataka, in July 2026, police booked the gym owner and trainer near Durgambika School in Nituvalli after a 30-year-old woman complained about secret recording in a women's dressing room. She said she had trained at the gym for around 18 months and was threatened with the release of private footage. Police seized a mobile phone and examined multiple videos.

 

In Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, in January 2026, police investigated a network linked to five gyms, including outlets named KGN, B-Fit and Iron Fire. Investigators said the group had targeted around 30 women since 2021 using AI-edited obscene photographs and videos for blackmail. Police also investigated claims of pressure for religious conversion.

 

Six men were arrested in the Mirzapur case, including gym owners and trainers Mohammad Sheikh Ali Alam, Faizal Khan, Zaheer, Shadab and Farid Ahmed, along with GRP head constable Irshad Khan.

 

Recent police cases have raised concerns about gyms and other private spaces being used to target women through relationships, private images, blackmail and, in some investigations, pressure for religious conversion.