Mumbai: Conman dupes mother-son duo of Rs 5L using Prince Narula's name

The Mumbai Police recently booked an event manager for allegedly using actor and model Prince Narulas name and cheating a Parel resident of Rs 5 lakh Police officials said the accused posed as a music producer and told the complainant to invest Rs 5 lakh in an album that he is making with Narula Big Boss Season 9 winner The conman also offered Rs 7 lakh in returnAlso Read Pregnant woman loses unborn child after man kicks her in stomachIn order to gain the victims confidence the accused identified as Krishna Kumar Sharma also arranged a meeting of the victims son with Narula and introduced him to the model However after getting the money the accused started ignoring the victim post which the victim lodged a police complaint The police have mentioned Prince Narulas name in the complaint but not as an accusedSpeaking to Hindustan Times Prince Narula said Sharma who is an event manager misused my name misguided me while introducing me to the complainants son Sharma also owes me Rs 8 lakh and has now cut all communications with me He had offered to work with me on a music album but the project never materialised To save people from such conmen I keep on posting awareness messages on my social media accounts and appeal people to directly contact my manager and verify things before sending money to any person taking my nameThe complainant identified as Sheetal More 50 works at the small cause court while her son Prasad is an aspiring model and music artist who also performs at music events It was during one such event in Bengaluru that Prasad met a person named Raj who in turn introduced him to Sharma who originally hails from New Alipur in KolkataUpon meeting Prasad Sharma told him that he is making an album with Prince Narula in America and is short of Rs 15 lakh The accused further said that Raj invested Rs 5 lakh while another friend was ready to invest Rs 5 lakh He then asked Prasad to invest Rs 5 lakh and get Rs 7 lakh in return the FIR readsRead the latest crime stories in Mumbai and rest of IndiaAccording to the police Prasad and his mother did not believe them Post this in 2018 Sharma called Prasad and Raj to a housing society in Andheri East where Narula lives and introduced them to the actormodel saying that the two would be investing in the music album Following the meeting More and Prasad invested Rs 5 lakh in the project in 2018 and signed an agreement with SharmaAfter receiving the money both Sharma and Raj started ignoring the motherson duo Following this More approached the police last year In the beginning the accused said he would pay back so the police waited however the police now registered an FIR against Sharma under Section 420 cheating of the Indian Penal Code IPCWhen More had called Narula he had told her that he was working with Sharma on an album but later something went wrong and they parted ways a police officer said Narula had also offered to help herKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news