A
month
after
reports
surfaced
regarding
a
person
who
falsely
claimed
to
be
associated
with
renowned
production
company
T-series,
the
police
has
now
confirmed
the
arrest
of
the
wrongdoer.
The
24-year-old
was
arrested
for
allegedly
duping
many
in
the
name
of
auditions
for
Prabhas'
Radhe
Shyam.
Confirming
the
arrest
of
the
accused
Harshad
Anand
Sakpal
alias
Pritesh
Jain,
the
police
stated
that
the
person
took
money
from
aspiring
actors
and
convinced
them
by
using
fake
identity
card
and
letterhead
of
the
company.
An
officer
from
Amboli
Police
Station
was
quoted
by
Mid-day
as
saying,
"We
have
arrested
the
accused
Pritesh
Jain,
whose
real
name
is
Harshad
Anand
Sakpal.
We
took
his
custody
from
Nashik.
He
is
a
history-sheeter
and
was
arrested
in
another
case.
He
had
created
a
fake
letterhead
of
T-series
movie
studio
to
lure
struggling
actors
with
the
role
of
Prabhas'
brother
in
Radhe
Shyam."
He
further
said
that
even
an
advertisement
was
shared
on
Instagram
through
which
many
struggling
actors
contacted
him.
Harshad
allegedly
demanded
photographs
and
visas
of
the
aspirants
informing
them
that
the
shoot
will
take
place
abroad
and
therefore,
they
will
have
to
keep
their
passports
ready.
In
order
to
convince
them,
the
imposer
also
asked
for
the
aspirants'
COVID-19
status.
The
officer
added,
"A
number
of
aspiring
actors
contacted
him.
He
then
even
sent
them
a
QR
code
and
asked
them
to
send
money
for
the
audition.
Once
the
money
reached
his
account,
he
would
block
their
mobile
numbers."
Harshad
has
been
booked
under
cheating
and
forgery
and
is
currently
taken
into
custody
to
investigate
further
and
also
to
probe
the
involvement
of
others
in
the
case.
Reportedly,
T-series
came
to
know
about
the
fraudulent
activity
after
a
few
people
approached
their
office
in
Andheri
West.