‘Hero’ Scam In Hyderabad, Rs 3.5 Cr Looted!

The cinema industry is one of the most glamorous and glittery entities in the world. This is the reason why lakhs of people show great interest and dedication in cracking the formula to enter the film circuit.

In accordance with this, there are certain scamsters who are always on the job of looting the common public by selling them cinema dreams. A similar story has unfolded in Hyderabad as an elderly couple has been duped for ₹3.5 crore by a couple who claimed to be producers.

Going into the story, Ashok and Vijayalakshmi, who claimed to operate A4 motion pictures, duped an elderly man from Kukatpally, Hanuman Rao.

The agreement was that this production house would launch the son of Hanumantha Rao and it return this individual needs to pay rupees 3.5 crore for the production of the film. This couple which promoted themselves as producers claimed that Hanumantha Rao’s son would be made a big hero and the film would also generate huge profits.

Subsequently, Hanumanth Rao gave them over ₹3.5 in cash over the last couple of years. After understanding that he got scammed in broad daylight Hanumantha Rao approached them to return the money. But the couple threatened to dismantle his son’s career and said they wouldn’t return the money.

With no other option left, this elderly man has now approached the Hyderabad Police and is seeking to get his money back. This is another such case of the extreme scams that can happen in the film industry, and that is the reason why people often say not to trust unknown men in this business.