Remo D'Souza Responds To Allegations Of Cheating Dance Troupe Of ₹11.96 cr: Spreading Rumours...

On October 19, reports claimed that Remo D'Souza and six others were booked for allegedly duping a dance troupe. A case was registered in Maharashtra 's Thane district against choreographer Remo D' Souza, his wife, and five others for allegedly cheating a dance troupe of Rs 11.96 crore, as per PTI. Days later, the choreographer broke his silence and took to his social media account to respond to the allegations publicly.

Remo D' Souza requests to ‘abstain from spreading rumours’ in his response to the cheating allegations

On October 20, Remo D Souza and his wife Lizelle took to their Instagram account to issue a joint statement in reply to the cheating allegations and expressed their disappointment about the allegations being "published". They also requested people not to "spread rumours" before knowing the facts. "It has come to our notice through media reports that some complaint has been registered alleging fraud in regards to a certain dance troupe. It's disheartening that such information has been published. We would like to request everyone to abstain from spreading rumours before ascertaining true facts," read the statement.

Remo also assured his fans that he and his wife will share their side of the story soon and will work closely with the authorities. "We shall put our case forward in due time and will continue to cooperate with the authorities in every way possible like we have done so far. We would like to thank our family, friends and fans for the outpouring of love and continuous support. Love always Lizelle & Remo," the statement further read.

Who filed a complaint against Remo D'Souza and his wife?

Based on a complaint by a 26-year-old dancer, a 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 told PTI. 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 Rs 11.96 crore, he said. 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.

(With inputs from agencies)