Noted author and journalist Aziz Burney has been cheated of Rs 11 lakh by two people, on the pretext of getting him two agencies of a Patanjali consumer goods company. The group editor of Awami News and Morning India News complained to the Dindoshi police, who registered a case on Wednesday and are investigating.

Gave details on website
As per the statement given to the police, Burney filled the required details for the agency on the company website on December 4, 2018. Police suspect it was a fake website. "Two persons who identified themselves as Rakesh Sharma and Abhishek Rajput called him, posing as the company’s representatives, and sent him two offer letters, for the two agencies