'Conmen' Get Court Notice On Filmmaker's Petition For Return Of Rs 20 lakh
NDTV
The two men had posed as CBI officers and duped filmmaker Rakesh Roshan of Rs 50 lakh. Mr Roshan had got back Rs 30 lakh.
The Bombay High Court on Monday issued notice to two alleged conmen who had posed as CBI officers and duped Bollywood filmmaker Rakesh Roshan on his petition seeking the return of Rs 20 lakh of the total Rs 50 lakh he had paid the duo.
The duo- Ashwini Kumar Sharma and Rajesh Ranjan - were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in 2011 for allegedly cheating more than 200 people, including film personalities and businessmen. They had allegedly been cheating people since 2006 by posing as CBI officers.
The duo approached Rakesh Roshan claiming they are CBI officers and offered to settle a civil matter he was allegedly embroiled in for money. Mr Roshan allegedly paid them Rs 50 lakh. As per his petition, he approached the anti-corruption wing of CBI when his matter was not resolved.
