Mumbai Police has registered a case after Bollywood actor Vidya Balan complained that someone was impersonating her using a fake Instagram account and email id and cheating people from the film industry.

Quoting the first information report (FIR) report registered at the Khar police station on Monday, newswire PTI reported that the crime came to light on January 16 when a stylist associated with movies received a WhatsApp message from an unidentified number. The message claimed that the sender was Vidya Balan who wanted to discuss work with him, the PTI report said.