A Chattisgarh man fraudulently opened an account in the name of Sunny Leone to collect Rs 1000 every month. This scam happened in a Chhattisgarh government scheme for economically weaker married women. Reacting to this, the actor condemned the act and said that she would be supporting the authorities to investigate the case. She also called it an unfortunate case. Here’s what spiralled.
Sunny Leone Condems Chattisgarh Fraud Case
On Monday, December 23, Bollywood actor Sunny Leone took to her Instagram stories and cleared up the fraudulent case. She wrote, “It is unfortunate to learn about the fraud incident in Chhattisgarh, where my identity/name has been falsely used. It is sad to see a scheme designed to empower and benefit women being misused and misrepresented in this way.”
On Monday, Chhattisgarh officials discovered an unexpected recipient of a government plan for economically disadvantaged married women. Sunny Leone was the beneficiary, with her husband’s name listed as Johnny Sins, an adult film actor. A probe revealed that a man from Bastar falsified documents in the actor’s name to illegally claim payments under the scheme, which compensates women with Rs 1,000 per month.
According to the reports, the man had been receiving the money each month since March 2024. An FIR has been lodged against Virendra Joshi for cheating the government, officials said. His bank account has been frozen, and the recovery process has begun. Disciplinary action has also been suggested against Vedmati Joshi and the supervisor who caused the lapse.