Delhi Police Summons Rhea Chakraborty in Rs 500 Crore HiBox App Scam Investigation
Bollywood Actress to Appear for Questioning on October 9; Over 30,000 People Defrauded Through Fraudulent Investment Promises
Delhi Police has sent a notice to Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty. Rhea Chakraborty has been summoned by the police for making people invest in the app through advertisements. In this notice, Delhi Police said that Rhea Chakraborty will have to come for questioning at the Cyber Cell in Dwarka on October 9. Earlier, the names of social media influencer Elvish Yadav and comedian Bharti Singh have also come up in this case. Delhi Police is investigating this matter. So far, many names have been revealed in the HiBox app scam case. Whom Delhi Police is interrogating.
Recently, the police had received more than 500 complaints about an app named HiBox. After this, when the police started investigating the matter, it was found that this app had defrauded more than 30 thousand people of more than Rs 500 crore by luring them with high returns. After this, when the police started investigating the matter, the celebrities who promoted this app were also suspected to have a connection with this scam. The police have started investigating it. Earlier, Delhi Police had issued summons against YouTuber Elvish Yadav and comedian Bharti Singh and three other social media influencers. Now Riya Chakraborty's name has also come up in this list.
Regarding this matter, on October 3, Deputy Commissioner of Police (IFSO Special Cell) Hemant Tiwari said that 'Hibox is a mobile app which was part of a well-planned fraud.' The DCP said that through this app, the accused had promised guaranteed returns of one to five percent per day, which would range from 30 to 90 percent in a month. The app was launched in February 2024. More than 30,000 people invested money through the app. Investors got high returns during the initial five months. However, since July, the app stopped payments citing technical glitches, legal issues, and GST issues.
What is HiBox App?
The HiBox App was launched in India in 2023. It is a platform that gives people a mystery box for every purchase. iPhones or other small and big things come out of this box. If people do not like these things, then they can sell them again on the app and earn money. This is seen in Bharti's video. When people did this, their money got stuck. All that can be said about this matter is how people blindly trusting their favorite influencers proved to be costly.
The alleged HiBox app scandal is in the headlines. People's anger on social media platforms regarding this app is not stopping. Many users claim that this entire scam is worth Rs 500 crore. They also vented their anger on social media influencers promoting the app on platforms like YouTube, X and Instagram. Let us know what is HiBox App 'Scandal', about which users are claiming a scam of Rs 500 crore. This whole case of alleged fraud with people is surprising. According to media reports, people invested their hard-earned money on Hi Box app. Now they are facing a lot of problems in withdrawing their money from the app. Users say that the company is not giving withdrawal of their money. Users posted a flurry of their complaint posts by tagging their HiBox company on X (earlier Twitter). Due to the controversy, the hashtags #HiBoxScam #CorruptYoutuber and #AllEyesOnHiBoxScam started trending on Instagram, in which netizens demanded their money back.
