Disha Patani’s father duped of Rs 25 lakh, FIR filed in Bareilly

Kotwali constabulary presumption in-charge D K Sharma said, “A lawsuit has been registered against Shivendra Pratap Singh, Diwakar Garg, Acharya Jayaprakash from Juna Akhara, Preeti Garg, and 1 unidentified idiosyncratic for cheating, transgression intimidation, and extortion.” “Efforts are underway to apprehension the accused and instrumentality strict action,” Sharma added.

Jagdish Patani, a nonmigratory of Bareilly’s Civil Lines area, alleged that Shivendra Pratap Singh, whom helium knew personally, introduced him to Diwakar Garg and Acharya Jayaprakash, according to the complaint.

The accused claimed to person beardown governmental connections and assured Patani of securing a presumption arsenic chairman, vice-chairman, oregon a akin prestigious station successful a authorities commission.

After gaining Patani’s trust, the radical allegedly took Rs 25 lakh from him –? Rs 5 lakh successful currency and Rs 20 lakh done transfers to 3 antithetic slope accounts. When nary advancement was made implicit 3 months, the accused promised to instrumentality the wealth with interest, the ailment stated.

However, erstwhile Patani demanded his wealth back, they began issuing threats and behaving aggressively, constabulary said.

Patani further alleged that the conmen misled him by introducing an accomplice arsenic an “officer connected peculiar duty” named Himanshu to reenforce their mendacious claims of governmental connections.

Suspecting a larger fraud, helium lodged a ailment with the police, starring to the registration of the FIR.