Daijiworld Media Network - Kaup (SP)
Kaup, Mar 29: A man here has filed a complaint at Padubidri police station over a fraud taken place with him.
Antony Gonsalves (name changed), a software engineer, who has been working from home for the last two years, was contacted by Priyanka from Mumbai, telling him that modelling assignments bring two to three lac rupees income per day. She also shared her account number, duly asking Antony to remit Rs 20,000 as coordinator fee. It is said that in course of time, Priyanka from Mumbai along with Poonam, Mumbai, Jennifer, Mumbai, Mukesh and Mohan G, with the aim of cheating the complainant, guided him to make various remittances to different bank accounts.
Padubidri police station (file photo)
On March 7, the complainant was asked to visit Andheri, Mumbai for the photoshoot where shooting was undertaken in a studio of Mukesh and Mohan G. However, the other accused who were in contact with Antony were not there. The complainant, after losing Rs 27.95 lac, realized that he was being cheated and filed complaint in Padubidri police station. The police have registered case under sections 417 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.