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Mumbai actress duped of Rs 45,000 in online appliance sale fraud

Mumbai, June 24 (UNI) Television and film actress Gargi Maushik Patel was duped of Rs 45,000 in a case involving used home appliances sale. An offence has been registered and the police are investigating the matter, officials said on Tuesday.
The incident took place in the Worli area of Mumbai. Following Patel’s complaint, the Worli police have registered an FIR against an unidentified person.
Police said the actress recently posted an advertisement on her Facebook account offering a washing machine and other home appliance for sale. Responding to the advertisement, a man identified as Tarun met her and agreed to purchase all for a price of Rs ₹40,000.
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