Actress Tamannaah Bhatia strongly reacted after reports suggested that she is to be summoned by the Puducherry Police in connection with a Rs 2.4 crore cryptocurrency fraud case. Calling the claims ‘fake and misleading’, the actress assured that she would take action against such false reports.
For those unversed, on Friday (February 28), multiple media reports claimed that Tamannaah and actor Kajal Aggarwal were likely to be questioned in relation to an alleged cryptocurrency scheme. However, there has been no official confirmation from the authorities regarding their involvement.
In a statement to Hindustan Times, Tamannaah clarified, “It has come to my attention that rumours are being circulated alleging my involvement and dealing with cryptocurrency. I’d like to request my friends in the media not to circulate any such fake, misleading, and false reports and rumours.”
“In the meantime, my team is looking into the same to initiate appropriate action,” she added.
According to a report by 123 Telugu, ex-soldier Ashokan from Moolakulam, Puducherry, filed a complaint against a Coimbatore-based firm, which was established in 2022. In his complaint, he alleged that he was defrauded in a cryptocurrency investment scheme. Ashokan claimed to have invested Rs 1 crore and convinced 10 of his friends to invest a total of Rs 2.4 crore.
He reportedly attended the company’s launch event, where Tamannaah was present, and later attended another function in Mahabalipuram, where Kajal was the chief guest. Reports suggest that at the event, luxury cars worth Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 crore were gifted to over 100 investors.
Police officials have reportedly sought clarification from Kajal and Tamannaah to determine whether they were only endorsing the company’s events or had any financial involvement.
Kajal is yet to react to the reports doing the rounds.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Tamannaah was last seen in the Netflix film Sikandar Ka Mukaddar alongside Avinash Tiwary and Jimmy Sheirgill. She is now gearing up for her upcoming horror thriller Odela 2 in which she plays the role of a sadhvi.
