Choreographer Remo D’Souza, his wife and five others were reportedly booked in Maharashtra’s Thane district for allegedly cheating a dance troupe of ₹11.96 crore. A case has been registered against them based on a complaint filed by a 26-year-old dancer.
The case was registered at Mira Road police station on October 16 against D’Souza, his wife Lizelle, five others under sections 465 (forgery), 420 (cheating) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, an official was quoted by news agency PTI as saying.
The other accused in the case are Omprakash Shankar Chouhan, Rohit Jadhav, Frame Production Company, Vinod Raut, a policeman, and Ramesh Gupta, the official said, adding that a probe is underway.
What is Remo D’Souza accused of?
As per the FIR, the complainant and his troupe were allegedly cheated between 2018 and July 2024. “The troupe performed on a television show and won, and the accused allegedly posed as if the group was theirs and claimed the prize money of ₹11.96 crore,” he said.
