Vidya Balan files case against unknown pretending to be her
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Vidya Balan files complaint
Vidya Balan has filed a complaint with the Khar police, seeking legal action against an anonymous individual who set up false email, Instagram, and WhatsApp accounts in her name.
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The incident
The culprit allegedly utilized these accounts to solicit money from people in Bollywood by falsely promising job prospects.
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The incident
The actress discovered the impersonation after a designer she worked with received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number in January.
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Vidya Balan files complaint
The imposter, who pretended to be Vidya Balan, showed an interest in working together and recommended that the designer explore it further if he was interested.
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Vidya Balan files complaint
The designer quickly called the actress, informing her that someone pretending to be her had texted him.
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Vidya Balan informs the police
Vidya Balan was alerted of similar operations taking place via e-mail and Instagram by other industry contacts," according to a Khar police official quoted by HT.
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Action against the imposter
The police have taken action against the anonymous impersonator citing relevant articles of the Information Technology Act. They are now conducting further investigations.