Vidya Balan lodges an FIR against fake Instagram account for extorting money in her name

Mamta Naik

February 21, 2024
12:09 pm
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Vidya Balan has taken a legal action against fake social media accounts using her name and asking for money from people.

Vidya Balan has lodged an FIR against an unknown person with Mumbai police for creating a fake Instagram account in her name and asking for money from people. The unknown person created an identical Instagram ID and asked people for money by assuring them of jobs. According to ANI, Khar Police has registered an FIR under section 66 (C) of IT.

Vidya Balan files police complaint against an unknown person

The police officer further revealed that the unknown person also created a Gmail account and started contacting people associated with Bollywood. When Vidya came to know about it, she immediately filed a complaint against the person.

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan lodged an FIR against an unknown person for creating a fake Instagram account in her name and asking for money from people. An unknown person who created an identical Instagram ID asked people for money by assuring them of jobs. Khar Police has…
— ANI (@ANI) February 21, 2024

Vidya is one of the most active celebrities on Instagram. Apart from photos, she also often shares fun and entertaining reels on her Instagram.

Vidya’s upcoming movies

On the work front, Vidya has interesting projects in the pipeline. The actress will be seen in Do Aur Do Pyaar. The Shirsha Guha Thakurta directorial also stars Ileana D’Cruz, Pratik Gandhi, and Sendhil Ramamurthy. Do Aur Do Pyaar is slated to be released on 29^th March, 2024.

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On the other hand, Vidya is also set to return to the Bhool Bhulaiyaa franchise. She is returning as Manjulika in Kartik Aaryan starrer Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. The Anees Bazmee directorial is slated to release during Diwali this year.