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Bengaluru: Veteran Kannada filmmaker S V Rajendra Singh Babu, known for films like Muthina Haara, has become the latest victim of a sophisticated cyber fraud and has lost Rs 4.25 lakh to unauthorised electronic withdrawals under the guise of finalising film dubbing rights.
The scam was orchestrated by individuals posing as agents interested in acquiring the Telugu dubbing rights for his upcoming film, Rakta Kashmir, which stars Upendra and Ramya.
To “process the deal” and build trust, the fraudsters requested his personal documents, including Aadhaar card, PAN,and bank details.
Babu said a distributor introduced him to a contact, Naveen Kumar, and they agreed on a Rs 1.4 crore deal. However, the agreement copy delivered via Blue Dart courier was blank. Police indicate that the personal details submitted were subsequently misused for unauthorised withdrawals.
After this, he lodged a complaint with Yeshwantpur police. Authorities registered a case under BNS sec 309 and initiated a probe & are tracing digital footprints to find the suspect.