Mumbai Resident Blocks 150 Callers After Facing Abuse As He Was Mistaken For Rhea Chakraborty
A Mumbai resident had to block as many as 150 callers to protect himself from abuse, as his mobile number closely resembles to that of actress Rhea Chakraborty.
A
Mumbai
resident
had
to
block
as
many
as
150
callers
to
protect
himself
from
abuse,
as
his
mobile
number
closely
resembles
to
that
of
actress
Rhea
Chakraborty.
A
report
in
Mumbai
Mirror
shared
that
Sagar
Surve
who
works
as
a
clerical
staffer
in
an
educational
institution
has
been
receiving
messages
of
harassment
and
abuse.
The
report
also
stated
that
Sagar
Surve's
mobile
number
differs
from
that
of
Rhea
Chakraborty's
by
just
one
digit.
He
revealed
to
the
daily
that
he
has
been
receiving
calls
and
messages
for
the
past
week,
which
has
led
him
to
block
as
many
as
150
numbers,
and
later
went
on
to
switch
off
his
phone.
At
first,
he
didn't
pay
much
heed
to
a
caller
who
asked
"for
Rhea"
and
said
it
was
a
"wrong
number"
as
a
reply.
Surve:
Tried
To
Ignore
The
Calls
But
It
Only
Worsened
Surve
also
told
Mumbai
Mirror
that
soon
the
calls
became
frequent
and
turned
abusive.
He
was
quoted
in
the
report
as
saying,
"I
started
receiving
messages,
voice
calls
and
video
calls
on
WhatsApp.
People
asked
me
to
send
them
a
photograph
of
myself
when
I
told
them
that
they
were
mistaken.
I
tried
to
ignore
the
calls
but
it
only
worsened
over
the
next
three
days."
Surve's
Number
Is
A
Digit
Apart
From
Rhea's
He
reportedly
realised
what
was
happening,
after
he
found
out
that
a
TV
channel
has
released
Rhea's
mobile
number
on
the
screen
when
showing
Sushant's
call
records.
Surve's
cousin
pointed
out
that
his
number
is
only
a
digit
different
than
the
actress'.
Rhea
Claims
Political
Influence
Was
Used
To
File
FIR
Against
Her
In
Patna
Rhea
is
currently
under
fire
because
of
Sushant
Singh
Rajput's
untimely
death.
Last
month
on
July
26,
the
late
actor's
father
KK
Singh
filed
an
FIR
in
Patna,
accusing
Rhea
and
her
family
members
of
abetment
to
suicide,
cheating
and
other
charges.
Meanwhile,
Rhea
had
filed
for
a
plea
in
Supreme
Court
to
transfer
the
case
from
Patna
to
Mumbai.
While
appearing
in
front
of
the
Supreme
Court
on
Tuesday,
Rhea
said
that
the
FIR
was
filed
under
state
interference
and
political
influence
which
lead
to
a
biased
probe
conducted
by
Bihar
police.
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