If you are one who is looking for an opportunity in entertainment industry? Here is a case which highlights the perils faced by aspiring talents.
The police have arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly attempting to deceive a woman by falsely claiming to have a connection with Bollywood star Akshay Kumar’s production house police said.
The accused, identified as Rohan Mehra, also known as Prince Kumar Sinha, arrested on Tuesday evening from a hotel in the Juhu area of Mumbai. He allegedly attempted to extract Rs 6 lakh from the woman under the guise of arranging a role for her in a film produced by Akshay Kumar’s Cape of Good Films production. Mehra allegedly promised a role into the project centered on the 2012 ‘Nirbhaya’ gangrape and murder case.
The woman, an aspiring actor, and Mehra contacted her on April 3, claiming to represent Cape of Good Films, Akshay Kumar’s production company. He assured a role in the movie and a meeting with the accused took place and the accused demanded Rs 6 lakh from the woman claiming that her profile needs to be created.
However, upon contacting Akshay Kumar’s assistant, the woman discovered that no one named Rohan Mehra was working with the company. Subsequently, she filed a police complaint, leading to Mehra’s arrest during a second scheduled meeting at the hotel.
Mehra was booked under charges of IPC section 402 for cheating and further investigation is going on.
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