Event managers of Aashiqui 2 booked for cheating

Complaint filed after event managers failed to pay Rs1.92 lakh to travel agent.

Cheating complaint has been registered against five event managers, including a girl, of the newly-released film Aashiqui 2 for reportedly cheating a tour operator of Rs1.92 lakh. According to Gaurang Dudhat, owner of ABC tour and travels, the five had come to promote the film in the city.

In a complaint to Anandnagar police, Dudhat claimed that the five people, including Parag Barot, Harsh Pandya and Swati Modasia, had come to his office on April 19 to book air tickets for the lead actors, director and producer of the film. They claimed to have acquired the promotion work of the movie in the city and asked Dudhat to book their tickets from Mumbai and back.

After booking eight tickets, when Dudhat asked for Rs1.92 lakh, the event managers allegedly gave him a post-dated blank cheque and asked Dudhat to deposit the cheque if he does not receive cash from them. When they did not pay cash on time, Dudhat deposited the cheque in the bank.

 “But, the bank authorities told him that the name of the account holder didn’t match with the signature. After learning about the cheating, Dudhat lodged a complaint with us,” said JB Rana, police inspector of Anandnagar.