Panchkula model duped of ₹61,000 on pretext of acting role

The complainant, a resident of Mansa Devi Complex, had filed a complaint with the Panchkula police on November 16, 2021

Panchkula Police have arrested a 27-year-old man for duping a Panchkula-based model of ₹61,000 after offering her job in a TV show.

The accused, identified as Anuj Kumar Ojha, hailing from Maharashtra, posed as a director-producer while approaching the model, said police. (HT Photo)

The accused, identified as Anuj Kumar Ojha, hailing from Maharashtra, posed as a director-producer while approaching the model, said police.

He was arrested after being brought to Panchkula on production warrant from Delhi, where he was lodged in jail in connection with a similar cheating case.

The complainant in the present case, a resident of Mansa Devi Complex, had filed a complaint on November 16, 2021.

She said Ojha told her that he had a company by the name of “Aavya Productions” and often visited the tricity for work. He told her that he could land her an acting role in a show titled “Choti Sardarni”. But she would need to pay a fee for an artist card and contract, for which he took ₹61,000 from her. But he neither got her a job nor returned her money, following which she approached the police.

The accused was produced before a court on Thursday and sent to judicial custody.