The Delhi police issued notices to Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty, comedian Bharti Singh, and her husband Harsh Limbachiyaa seeking them to assist in the investigation of an app-based scam that is estimated to be about Rs 500 crore, an official said on Saturday.
On Thursday, the Delhi police said they had uncovered the fraud involving HIBOX, a mobile application that purportedly encouraged users to invest money by offering them high returns.
According to complaints, the app was promoted and users were lured into investing money through it by nine social media celebrities and YouTubers, including Bharti Singh, Harsh Limbachiya, Lakshay Choudhary, Adarsh Singh, Saurav Joshi, Abhishek Malhan, Purav Jha, Elvish Yadav, and Amit and Dilraj Singh Rawat.
Rhea Chakraborty was also among those who promoted the app, said the officer close to the investigation in the case.
Rhea, Bharti, and her husband have received notices to join the investigation starting next week from the police’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations unit.
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