Bollywood actors Shreyas Talpade and Alok Nath have been named in a First Information Report (FIR) for allegations of cheating and criminal breach of trust. The FIR was filed on January 22 at the Murthal police station in Haryana.
They are part of a group of 13 individuals accused in this case, which falls under Sections 316(2), 318(2), and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The accusations include criminal breach of trust, cheating, and misleading property transfers. “The main complaint concerns a society accused of deceiving individuals by persuading them to invest. We will look into any possible involvement of Shreyas Talpade and Alok Nath,” said Ajeet Singh, Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP) in Murthal.
Vipul Antil, a resident of Sonipat, claims in his complaint that the Human Welfare Credit Cooperative Society, registered in Indore under the Multi-State Cooperative Society Act of 2002, has been operating in several states, including Haryana, since September 16, 2016.
He additionally claimed that the society launched fixed deposit (FD) and recurring deposit (RD) schemes, guaranteeing significant returns. However, it purportedly functioned using a multi-level marketing model, providing agents with attractive incentives for recruiting more investors. The complaint has charged the society with promising investors that their funds were safe and that maturity payments would be made without delay.
The complainant asserted that the society had been misleading its investors, stating, “Initially, the incentives for agents were halted. Then, the payments for matured amounts to investors began to be delayed. Eventually, the owners disconnected their phones, and the offices were shut down.” He noted that when investors and agents contacted those still in touch with the society, they were given deceptive reassurances.
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