A Chhattisgarh man, Virendra Joshi, fraudulently opened a bank account under actress Sunny Leone's name, listing Johnny Sins as her husband, to exploit the Mahtari Vandan Yojana. He withdrew ₹10,000 before authorities froze the account and filed an FIR. An investigation is underway to determine how the application was approved, and the withdrawn amount will be recovered.
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