Bengali film producer Shyam Sundar Dey cheated on actress Pooja Banerjee for 1.58 crores, police in Mumbai - arrested Bengali producer for fraud actress Pooja Bnerjee is dead

Updated: Di, 23 Sep 2025 08:24 PM (IST) Bengali filmmaker Shyam Sundar Dey was arrested by Bangur Nagar police on charges of fraud of Rs 1.58 crore of actress Pooja Banerjee. Pooja said in the complaint that Dey had persuaded her and her husband Kunal Verma to invest by calling herself a financier. Dey promised the broadcasting rights of films on the OTT platform. Digital Desk, New -Delhi. Bangur Nagar police have arrested Bengali film producer and director Shyam Sundar Dey. She is accused of cheating Rs 1.58 crore of TV and film actress Pooja Banerjee. Pooja worked in the Hindi TV series Tujh Sing Preet Laga Sajna, Kumkum Bhagya and Telugu Film Wideu. Remove ad, just read the news according to police on September 20 under the leadership of Api Vivek Tambe and DCP Sandeep Jadhav and senior inspector Ravindra Avhad, the team caught Dey of Bandhan Nagar area in Kolkata. The accused was brought to Mumbai and produced in Borivali Magistrate’s Court. The court sent him to the police custody by September 26. There are two accused who have police in the business world, say that there are two more accused in this case who are still absolute, whose search is. The actress filed a fir in July. Complaint with the complaint persuaded Dey himself to invest and her husband Kunal Verma for investing by calling himself a financier and producer. He claims that broadcasting rights of 16 films come on a large OTT platform. Dey showed false interactions in the name of false email and OTT officials to ensure. On April 9, between April 17 and May 25, the couple transferred about Rs 2.68 crore to his company Shadow Films. In return, he promised a fixed profit of Rs 50 lakh and no risk. An excuse for illness made, but after taking money, he made an excuse for the disease and was admitted to the Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai for treatment. During this, Pooja and Kunal also spent her medical expenses. Later, he started postponing the call and returned only 9.5 lakh calls in two installments. Police investigation revealed that a case of fraud was registered on Shyam Sundar Day earlier. Manish Singhania, a businessman at the Jorasanko police station in Kolkata, complained that Dey cheated on him for Rs 2.76 crore in the name of film production. In which sections is the case registered? Mumbai police say a case is registered against the accused in terms of sections 316 (4), 318 (4) and 3 (5) of the Indian Justice Code (BNS). Police are currently investigating further and are looking for the careless accused.