Mumbai: A kickboxer has allegedly duped veteran actor Jackie Shroff’s wife and former filmmaker Ayesha Shroff of Rs 58.53 lakh, whom she had employed as an employee in his son and actor Tiger Shroff’s firm. He has filed a complaint of cheating at the Santacruz police station in Mumbai. A case has been registered against the accused Alan Fernandes under sections 420, 408, 465, 467 and 468 of the IPC. After the complaint, the police have started investigating the matter.
According to the complaint lodged by Ayesha Shroff at the Santacruz police station, the kickboxing association fighter identified as Alan Fernandes was appointed as the Director of Operations in Tiger Shroff’s MMA Matrix company. A Mumbai Police official said on Friday that the company imparts training in mixed martial arts and is administered by Ayesha Shroff.
“Fernandes was appointed director in MMA Matrix firm in 2018,” the official said quoting the FIR. He is accused of organizing 11 tournaments in India and abroad through the firm and depositing Rs 58.53 lakh in his personal account.
Ayesha Shroff lodged a complaint on May 3, following which Fernandes was booked under sections of the Indian Penal Code for cheating, criminal breach of trust and other offences, the official said.
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A former model and actor, Ayesha competed in the Miss Young World pageant in Manila. While she could make it to the finale, she was tagged as the most popular candidate by her fellow contestants. He made his Bollywood debut in 1984 with ‘Teri Behen Mein’.
She married her longtime boyfriend and Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff in 1987. Ayesha and Jackie Shroff have two children – Krishna Shroff and Tiger Shroff.