Director Remo D’Souza breaks silence on allegations of cheating of Rs 11.96 crores: It’s disheartening

Days after a case was filed against choreographer Remo D’Souza and his wife Lizelle D’Souza over fraud allegations, the couple said they will present their case and cooperate with authorities.

The case was registered in Maharashtra’s Thane district on October 16 against the duo and five others for allegedly cheating a dance troupe of Rs 11.96 crore, police said on Saturday.

In a joint statement shared on their Instagram pages, Remo and Lizelle urged people to refrain from rumours.
“It has come to our attention through media reports that a complaint has been registered alleging fraud in relation to a particular dance group. It is disheartening that such information has been published. We would like to request everyone to refrain from spreading rumors before establishing the true facts. ,” they said on Sunday.

“We will make our case in due course and will continue to cooperate with the authorities in every way possible, as we have done so far,” she added in the statement.

According to the FIR, the complainant, a 26-year-old dancer, and his company were allegedly duped between 2018 and July 2024.

The group performed on a television show and won, and the accused pretended the group was theirs and claimed the prize money of Rs 11.96 crore, he said.

The other accused in the case are Omprakash Shankar Chouhan, Rohit Jadhav, Frame Production Company, Vinod Raut, a police officer, and Ramesh Gupta, the official said, adding that an investigation is underway.