Vidya Balan files case against fraudsters over her fake Gmail, Instagram account

Vidya Balan files case against fraudsters over her fake Gmail, Instagram account

Actress Vidya Balan’s manager
Aditi Sandhu on Monday filed a case at Khar police station on Monday under the Information Technology Act against an unidentified person for allegedly creating fake Gmail and Instagram accounts in Vidya Balan’s name and using them for a job offer scam.

Reportedly, the fraudster reached out to people in the film industry with false promises of work opportunities.

As per police report, Vidya resides with her husband Siddharth Kapoor on the ninth floor of Silver Sand Apartment at Carter Road in Bandra West.

On February 16, Stylish Pranay, informed Vidya that he received messages on WhatsApp from 8100522953 claiming to be her and an assurance of work opportunities after discussion. Balan informed Pranay that it was not her number.

Realising fraudulent use of her identity, Balan discovered that the fraudster had been impersonating her to approach other persons in the film industry as well for criminal activities.

Between February 17 and February 19, several people informed her that the fraudster had created her fake Instagram account (vidya.balan.pvt) and a fake Gmail account (vidyabalanspeaks@gmail.

A case has been registered against an unidentified person under section 66(C) (dishonestly making any other unique identification feature of another person) of the Information Technology Act.

News Edit K.V.Raman