Updated On: 16 November, 2024 12:26 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
After gaining Jagdish Singh Patani's trust, the group allegedly took Rs 25 lakh from him - Rs 5 lakh in cash and Rs 20 lakh through transfers to three different bank accounts

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Bollywood beauty Disha Patani’s father Jagdish Singh Patani, a retired deputy SP, was allegedly defrauded of Rs 25 lakh by a group of five individuals who promised him a high-ranking position in the Uttar Pradesh government commission. Patani approached the police who then lodged an FIR based on his complaint.
Jagdish Patani, a resident of Bareilly's Civil Lines area, alleged that Shivendra Pratap Singh, whom he knew personally, introduced him to Diwakar Garg and Acharya Jayaprakash, according to the complaint.