Bollywood actors Shreyas Talpade, Alok Nath accused of fraud in police complaint

Complaint links actors to a cooperative society accused of duping investors with fake schemes.

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Bollywood actors Shreyas Talpade and Alok Nath have been named in a First Information Report (FIR) filed on January 22 at the Murthal police station in India's Haryana state.

The complaint alleges charges of cheating, criminal breach of trust, and fraudulent property transfe

The complaint was lodged by Sonipat resident Vipul Antil against the Human Welfare Credit Cooperative Society, which is accused of duping investors through high-return fixed deposit (FD) and recurring deposit (RD) schemes.

Registered in Indore under the Multi-State Cooperative Society Act, 2002, the society reportedly used a multi-level marketing model to recruit investors across multiple states, including Haryana.

According to Vipul Antil, the society operated over 250 service centres in Haryana, known as suvidha kendras, to collect deposits from investors.

These centres allegedly offered services like mobile ATM vans and ambulance units, organising lavish events in luxury hotels to attract investors under the pretext of training programmes.

Vipul Antil alleged that the society began delaying maturity payments, eventually ceasing incentives to agents and shutting its offices without returning funds.

The FIR names 13 accused, including Shreyas Talpade and Alok Nath, under Sections 316(2), 318(2), and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which pertain to criminal breach of trust, cheating, and fraudulent property transfer.

Ajeet Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Murthal, confirmed that the investigation is underway. “The main complaint is against the society, which is alleged to have duped people of their money. We will have to investigate what role, if any, is ascribed to Shreyas Talpade and Alok Nath,” he said.

On the professional front, Shreyas Talpade recently appeared in Kangana Ranaut’s Emergency, a film set during India’s 1975–1977 Emergency period, while veteran actor Alok Nath has had a prolific career spanning over 300 films since his debut in 1982.