An FIR has been registered against 22 individuals, including Bollywood actors Shreyas Talpade and Alok Nath, in connection with a fake finance company that allegedly duped hundreds of investors by promising to double their money within a year, officials said on Saturday.

Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Praveen Singh Chauhan said the company, Urban State Credit Cooperative Society Limited, based in Loni, operated investment schemes through agents in several western Uttar Pradesh districts, including Baghpat, Meerut and Ghaziabad. According to Chauhan, the company used well-known film personalities to promote its schemes.

“Shreyas Talpade was projected as the promoter, while Alok Nath was introduced as the brand ambassador to help the company gain people’s trust,” the officer sai

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