Beware of conman, Lata warns against fake secretary

NEW DELHI - Singing legend Lata Mangeshkar has warned people about a person who is conning people by posing as her secretary.

Sunil Chouhan has taken money from people saying she would be performing in Holland, but Lata says this is absolutely false.

“namaskar, aaj mujhe ek baat sunke bahot ashcharya aur dukh hua, mujhe pata chala hai ki Sunil Chohan naam ka ek vyakti, jo apne aap ko mera secretary batata hai, wo logo’n ko mere programmes karawane ka lalach dekar, unse paise le raha hai, holland me mera programme hai ye kehke usne kai longo’n se laakho rupayee liye hai, wo mere saath apna ek photo jodkar sab ko dikha raha hai, jo photo mere pass bhi ab aaya hai, main is vyakti par kanooni karevahi karungi jaldhi, par aap sab ko twitter ke maddhyam se savadhan karti hu, ki ye vyakti ek dhokhebaaj hain… (sic) (I am shocked to hear that a person named Sunil Chouhan, posing as my secretary, is conning people by telling them that he will be organising my programmes. He has conned people for lakhs of rupees saying that I will be performing in Holland. He is showing a fake photograph to people, posing along with me. I am planning to take legal action against him very soon. Beware of the conman),” Lata wrote on microblogging site Twitter.