Vivek Oberoi was cheated of Rs 1.5 crore by partners. Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi was scammed of 1.55 crore by three people who asked him to invest in an event and film production firm promising big profits but instead used the money for themselves.
The event was brought to light on Wednesday when the actor’s chartered accountant filed a case against the trio at the MIDC police station in Andheri East, according to an official.
According to the lawsuit, the three accused, including a film producer, were the actor’s business partners and had asked him to invest money in an event and film production company, he said.
As Vivek Oberoi was cheated of Rs 1.5 crore by partners, the actor invested ₹ 1.55 crore in the project but the accused persons used the invested money for themselves, he said.
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The actor’s wife was also a partner in the firm, the official said.
A first information report (FIR) has been registered against the three under Indian Penal Code sections 34 (common intention), 409 (criminal breach of trust), 419 (cheating by personation), and 420 (cheating), he said.
The probe in the case is underway, he added.
Vivek Oberoi was born in Hyderabad, Telangana, to a Punjabi father, Suresh Oberoi, an actor.
In 1974, Suresh married Yashodhara, from a Punjabi business family settled in the south, in Chennai.
Because his mother’s family was assimilated into the region, Oberoi is fluent in Tamil.
