MUMBAI: The cyber authorities at Mumbai’s Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) lately detained a 47-year-old celebrity for allegedly duping over 80 individuals to the tune of Rs two crore over the pretext of casting films and advertisements.
Apurva Ashwin Dowda, that holds a MBA degree from a reputable college in the usa and a certification from a acting magician, has been not able to make his own mark in Bollywood.
Dowda has been nabbed when he came at Khallapur Toll to the Eastern Express Highway on June 10 in the hide-out at Pune.
Officials stated Dowda duped several in a variety of states and overseas.
In addition, he has an office in Dubai under the title of’Zenia Star’.
Authorities said that he allegedly tricked individuals to organize funds to launch his film”Trance” in that he’d spent $25 lakh.
But, Dowda hurried out of luck when he allegedly tricked Mahesh Gupta (47), a Borivli resident.
Gupta, who’s to the aircraft spare parts industry, compensated Dowda Rs 33 lakh to the primary role because of his daughter at a coming film”Bacho Ki Duniya”.
“Though he’s highly competent, he got into the practice of making quick cash and took crime.
He was directing a lavish lifestyle using the siphoned cash.
He alters imported automobiles in each six months.
He remains on lease at a palatial home for barely a month or 2 so that nobody can monitor hima police officer said.
“We regained nine cellular phones with 40 SIM cards, even two bank account, multiple passports along with also an worldwide driving permit,” explained DCP (Cyber) Rashmi Karandikar.
In his criticism, Gupta said,”I moved around Rs 33 lakh later Dowda lured me to giving the lead part for my daughter from the film.
The cash was paid through bank account.” Gupta got suspicious if the Dowda maintained on demanding cash from him and there wasn’t any indication of this shooting of the film.
Police stated that accused has acted in several advertising movies.
He’s facing similar instances at police stations in Sakinaka, Oshiwara, Amboli, NM Joshi Marg and Dadar regions.
He was arrested a couple of decades back and had been still sinking in Arthur Road prison.
The cyber authorities found out he’s created fake sites to lure individuals for jobs in TV serials, movies and ads.
“He runs on a search engine at which he arranges contact information of automobile dealers, physicians and sellers after regaining their information out of entrance enrolls at shopping malls,” police said.
The police staff found out that the accused is enrolled using CINTAA and Writer’s Association.
“He’s tricked versions contradicted them with characters in Bollywood films,” police said.
Dowda is earmarked for cheating and forgery following Police regained Rs 32.58 lakh he obtained from Gupta at January.
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