Mumbai,
Jan
15
(PTI)
A
case
has
been
registered
against
three
persons
for
allegedly
cheating
Bollywood
actor
Deepak
Tijori
of
Rs
2.5
lakh
on
the
pretext
of
arranging
funds
for
his
upcoming
film,
a
police
official
said
on
Thursday.
Police
said
Tijori
was
seeking
financial
support
for
his
new
film.
During
this
time,
a
friend
introduced
him
to
one
of
the
accused,
who
claimed
to
be
associated
with
a
music
company.
In
February
last
year,
Tijori
was
introduced
to
another
person,
who
claimed
to
be
a
film
producer
and
assured
him
she
could
help
secure
investors
for
the
film.
She
demanded
Rs
5
lakh
to
get
the
work
done.
Tijori
then
paid
Rs
2.5
lakh
as
the
first
instalment,
the
official
said.
The
accused
persons
promised
to
provide
a
“Letter
of
Interest”
from
a
prominent
content
company
within
a
week
and
even
signed
an
“agreement”
to
that
effect.
However,
they
allegedly
failed
to
deliver
the
promised
document
and
subsequently
began
avoiding
Tijori’s
calls
and
messages.
Realising
he
had
been
duped,
the
actor
filed
a
complaint
against
three
persons
at
the
Bangur
Nagar
police
station
last
month,
the
official
said.
All
three
accused
will
be
summoned
for
investigation,
the
official
said,
adding
that
a
probe
was
underway.