Jamshedpur: A First Information Report (FIR) registered in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand has named veteran Bollywood actors Govinda, Shakti Kapoor, Chunky Panday, and BJP MP Manoj Tiwari for promoting a ponzi scam.
This is in connection with an alleged Rs 600 crore fraud by Ghaziabad-based Maxizone Touch Pvt Ltd that is being investigated by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), as reported by Bollywood Hungama and Hindustan Times.
The FIR was registered on the orders of a local court in Jamshedpur after investors approached the judiciary. The investors claimed they were cheated by the firm, which had promised high returns on investments.
The report says that the case was filed under various sections of the Indian Penal Code related to cheating and criminal conspiracy.
The complainant was an investor who said he invested over Rs 30 lakh in Maxizone Touch Pvt Ltd, a company that had assured monthly returns of up to 15 per cent.
He moved the Court after neither the interest nor the principal amount were returned as promised. The Court then directed that an FIR be registered at the Sakchi police station in connection with the matter.
The four actors, along with others, have be n accused of allegedly promoting the company’s investment scheme and playing a role in attracting un-suspecting investors through endorsements, it has been reported..
Their influence helped the firm lure more people into the scheme, it was mentioned in the complaint.
Maxizone Touch Pvt Ltd directors — Chander Bhushan Singh and his wife, Priyanka Singh — were arrested in September 2025 by Jamshedpur police as part of a broader investigation into the company’s operations.
It has been alleged that the company ran a fraudulent multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme and collected substantial unauthorised deposits from investors..
The ED haa also conducted searches linked to alleged investment and cryptocurrency fraud involving the company. The Singh couple allegedly remained absconding for nearly three years before their arrest.
