Actress Rhea Chakraborty will be summoned for questioning on October 9 in the investigation into the alleged High Box App scam case by the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police Special Cell. The actress was issued a summons on Thursday (October 3). The scam is in connection with the High Box App mobile application, which promised high daily returns to people who invested in it. However, the information about the fraud of Rs 500 crore from more than 30 thousand people across the country through the app has shocked everyone.

More than 500 complaints have been received in the case and many social media influencers and YouTubers have come under suspicion for allegedly promoting the app on their social media. Deputy Commissioner of Police (IFSO Special Cell) Hemant Tiwari said, 'High Box App was at the centre of a carefully planned scam.' According to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, if Rhea Chakraborty does not join the investigation, she will be summoned again.

In the case, the police have arrested Shivram, the alleged mastermind of the scam. They have also seized Rs 18 crore from four different bank accounts linked to her. The summons to Rhea comes a day after YouTuber Elvish Yadav and comedian Bharti Singh were summoned by the Delhi Police. The fraud scam involved a fraud of Rs 500 crore in connection with the application.

The High Box app, launched in February 2024, promised high returns of 1 to 5 per cent for people who invested in it from February to June. Reportedly, 30 thousand people invested in the High Box app. However, no payments have been made since July and the reason for this is technical issues, legal problems and GST concerns.

The police started the investigation after receiving complaints regarding the application from 29 victims on August 16. An FIR was registered on August 20 under several sections of the Indian Justice Code as well as provisions of the Information Technology Act. Several complaints were filed from Cyber Northeast district, outer districts, Shahdara and the NCRP portal.