ACCUSED CHEATED HUNDREDS OF YOUNGSTERS IN THE NAME OF PROVIDING ACTING OPPORTUNITY IN WEB SERIES, SERIALS AND BRAND SHOOTS. EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO ASCERTAIN ALL IS INVOLVEMENTS THROUGH I4C. GOT REGISTERED A PRODUCTION COMPANY IN THE NAME OF AAVYA. CHEATED A LADY VICTIM TO GIVE A ROLE IN A SERIAL WITH TITLE “CHOTI SARDARNI” HE IS WANTED IN THIS CASE BY CHANDIMANDIR POLICE STATION (PANCHKULA). HE WAS DEFRAUDING YOUTH IN THE NAME OF PAYING AGREEMENT CHARGES, ADVANCE PAYMENTS, GST ETC. 02 SMART PHONES USED IN MAKING INSTAGRAM POSTS AND LURING YOUTHS IN HIS TRAP RECOVERED. HE VISITED DUBAI AFTER CHEATING COMPLAINANT AND SPEND HUGE MONEY THERE.
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On 31/10/2022 a complaint was received through NCRP vide acknowledgement No-20810220067075 lodged by the complainant Sh Prashant Tomar, Age-21 Yrs. R/o H.No 165 Sec A 6 Pocket 1 Jagriti Enclave Narela Delhi M. NO 9319822519. Complainant E Mail ID- Prashanttomar9319@gmail.com
Anuj Kumar Ojha
I made that payment he said that your advance will credit in your account in 2 days after some time he called me back and ask for more money sometimes for profile updating, sometimes for income tax etc etc.
At last, I said to him that I am not able to pay more money then he said that this is your tension not mine. He gets total amount from me is Rs 4, 43,142 (Four lakh forty three thousand one hundred forty two) all attachment attached in the complaint. After a preliminary enquiry into the matter a case vide FIR No. 03/23 dated 16/1/2023 was registered and investigation taken up.Mr. Ravi Kumar Singh, IPS, DCP, Outer North, said, during investigation details sought from Instagram where accused used to induce youngsters to connect with him viewing his lucrative profile and posts to get some acting assignment, call detail analyzed and money trail conducted. As per the technical surveillance leads, accused Anuj Kumar Ojha was trailed. But he kept his location changing.
Sensing the gravity of offence, a team headed by SHO/PS Cyber Crime/Outer North District Insp. Raman Kumar Singh comprising Insp Devendra Kumar, SI Rachna, ASI Seema, HC Sandeep, W/HC Saubhagyawati, WHC Suman Lata @ Ct Vikash was constituted under overall supervision of ACP/Operation Sh. Yashpal Singh by undersigned.
Mr. Ravi Kumar Singh, IPS, DCP, Outer North, said, during investigation details sought from Instagram where accused used to induce youngsters to connect with him viewing his lucrative profile and posts to get some acting assignment, call detail analyzed and money trail conducted. As per the technical surveillance leads, accused Anuj Kumar Ojha was trailed. But he kept his location changing.
On 06/02/2023 investigating team got information that the accused Anuj Kumar Ojha will board Tulsi Express and go to Bhopal. Working on this information the team was sent to Bhopal, where he was apprehended while he was trying to escape Indore. He was served Notice U/s 41.1 A Cr.P.C. but he not co-operated in investigation and arrested thereafter as per due procedure of law.
MODUS OPERANDI: In the investigation done so far it has been noticed that accused Anuj Kumar Ojha portray himself as director and producer and used to cheat the youngsters in the name of providing them opportunity of acting in 1. Brand paid suits, 2. Web Series, 3. Serials etc. He used to post suggestive post to youngsters from his Instagram Account “anujkumarofficial” and cheat them in the name of paying for signing contract, contract fee, Artist Card, Profile updating, GST, Income tax etc.
1. He cheated the complainant in the name of Brand Shoot in the present case to the tune of Rs.4,43,142/
He cheated the complainant in the name of giving work in a serial in the name of Choti Sardarani posing himself as producer in a film production company in the name of ASIS Productions for which a case is pending investigation vide FIR No. 03/22, at PS Mansa Devi, Panchkula,Haryana.
He cheated the complainant in the name of giving work in a web series for which a NCRP Portal complaint vide number 20806220037224.
He was arrested in a case of Cheating of Gorakhpur and the details of the same are being verified.
There is likelihood that he may cheated many youngsters in the name of providing them acting opportunity PAN India.
KNOW THE ACCUSED-: Anuj kumar Ojha R/o Distt: - Gopalganj, Bihar, Age 26 years. In year 2012 he passed his 10th standard exam and in year 2016 he moved to Palghar Mumbai where his aunt is living. He worked there in Viraj Steel Limited Company for about 4 months and there he came in contact with one of his neighbour namely Rakesh Singh and using his contacts got registered one production company in the name of ‘AVYA’.
He shoot 3 video songs and released them on YouTube and he also started organising events and add promotion on Instagram and when people started contacting him he started duping people in the name of providing them an opportunity in acting line and started portraying himself as a director and producer. Earlier he remained in Gorakhppur jail for 3 months in a case of 2019. Several cases and complaints are found registered against his name.
RECOVERY:-02 Smart mobile Phone used in commission of offence. Investigation of the case is in progress.
FACE2NEWS HAD ALREADY HIGHLIGHTED ACCUSED OJHA ON BEHALF THE FIR WHICH WAS REGISTERED BY CHANDI MANDIR POLICE STATION IN PANCHKULA