Two years after she filed an FIR in a Rs 4.14 crore fraud case, Rimi Sen seems to have got some ray of hope. The actress told ETimes that the matter is up for hearing in the Bombay High Court and a chargesheet will soon be filed in the matter.
In March 2022, Rimi had filed an FIR at Khar police station after a close friend of hers, Ronak Vyas, duped her of Rs 4.14 crore.Breaking silence on the matter, Rimi shared, “Around 3-4 years ago I met Ronak at my gym. He became a good friend of mine but has betrayed me emotionally. He is actually a conman and I have heard that he has frauded many people in Ahmedabad too. A lot of my money is invested in this case and besides, it is a little personal here, he came to my house as a friend. He ate food with my mother and then did this to me. I want to file this case to make everyone aware of such people. After Mumbai, he will choose another city, rent a house there, hire a good car, show his big business and trap people.”
Expressing hope in the judiciary, she added, “I filed an FIR at Khar police station nearly 1-1.5 years ago. And recently I got a call from CID Unit 9 that my case had been transferred there. Daya Nayak ji is handling the case and am sure he will bring justice to it. My lawyer Milan Desai had put a petition in the High Court to get an order to fasttrack the investigation. Justices Revati Mohite and Mrs Deshpande have been of much help in moving the case ahead. The High Court asked to attach Ronak’s property but we found out that he doesn’t have any property in India. He has bought stuff only in the name of his wife or mother. But the chargesheet will be filed in the HC in a day or two and a cognisable warrant to arrest him will be issued. It is the police’s job to forward the same to the Interpol in case he is abroad.”
Shedding light on the scam, Rimi added, “He promised me good returns in a light business. It started with a small amount of Rs 20 lakhs. He was giving me 9 percent interest on 20 lakhs. After that he asked me to put in more and promised 12-15 percent interest. Slowly the amount went up to Rs 4.14 crore! He only paid the first installment of around Rs 5-6 lakh and soon started making excuses, saying he had got Covid and his father was unwell and all. Initially I trusted him, because our friendship was very strong. But when he kept making excuses for months on end, I realized that this was a scam. He targets different people in different cities, takes membership in the best clubs and cons people. He is a family man and my ethics didn’t allow me to drag his wife into this, but then she too supported him through the entire process.” She further added, “He told me he owned the house where he stayed in Mumbai, but when the cops went there, it turned out the place was on rent. My principal amount is Rs 4.14 crore, if I had to get interest on it which he promise, it can go up to Rs 14 crore! If Ronak would have surrendered, I would have taken the principal money and settled, but now he is literally absconding, so I will make sure this case meets its end.”
“Ronak was my 4am friend. Whenever I had a problem, I reached out to him. He has a lot of knowledge and talent, just that he put it to wrong use. If he had used his talent in a good way, he wouldn’t have become a big shot. I feel that if you want to corner someone, you have to do it legally. Even though he has a family and a wife, I have legally cornered him and stopped his business in India. There is already a lookout notice against him and I have complete faith in Daya Nayak ji and the judiciary to bring justice in this matter,’ concluded the actress.
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