Actor-turned-entrepreneur Parul Gulati has alleged that two employees at her Nish Hair store in Bengaluru defrauded her company by diverting customer payments to their personal bank accounts and misappropriating inventory worth lakhs of rupees.

Sharing her experience on Instagram, Gulati said she spent an entire day at a police station after uncovering the alleged fraud during an unannounced visit to the brand’s Bengaluru outlet.

According to her, discrepancies in inventory and sales had raised suspicions for several weeks before the alleged scam came to light.

Surprise visit exposes alleged fraud

In a video posted on social media, Gulati claimed she had been trying to identify the source of the discrepancies when she decided to visit the store without prior notice.

She alleged that while the store manager reported for work and admitted to the fraud during questioning, the sales executive—who reportedly had access to the store’s CCTV cameras—called in sick on the day of her visit.

According to Gulati, the store manager allegedly confessed that he began carrying out the fraud about a month after joining the company, after understanding how the business operated.

Inventory worth Rs 10 lakh missing

Gulati claimed that the company discovered inventory worth nearly Rs 10 lakh was missing during an internal review.

She further alleged that the two employees sold Nish Hair products worth Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000 daily, asking customers to transfer payments directly to their personal bank accounts instead of the company’s official account.

The entrepreneur said the employees allegedly used the company’s products, packaging and brand name while pocketing the entire payment, causing losses to both the business and its customers.

In her social media post, Gulati claimed she has evidence covering the last six months, during which the store manager was employed. She alleged that the manager admitted to misappropriating around Rs 8 lakh, while the second accused employee is yet to be traced.

Gulati urged customers who had made payments to personal bank accounts to verify their transactions and appealed to employers to exercise caution before hiring the accused. Police are expected to investigate the allegations further