The Netflix documentary, Sweet Bobby: A Catfish Nightmare," recounts the horrifying experience of Kirat Assi, a marketing executive from London, England, who was duped by her cousin Simran Bhogal through so-called "catfishing." And yes, Simran worked for Barclays.
Kirat Assi's tormentor was her cousin and confidante Simran Bhogal. The incident was first published in 2021 by Tortoise Media, the news website co-founded by former Times editor James Harding. Now, three years later, Netflix has picked up the story and made a feature-length documentary to explore the story, which is believed to be the most complex and longest-running account ever uncovered.
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A series of media reports chronicled the fallout after Simran Bhogal lost her high-paying job, or rather resigned of her own accord. In this article, we dive deeper into events that unfolded and how things reached such a point.
Sweet Bobby: A Catfish Nightmare: Where did Simran Bhogal work, what happened to her professional career?
The first person to present the case on his podcast, before Netflix got involved in the show Sweet Bobby: A Catfish Nightmare, was Alexi Minstrous. He brings some insights into Simran Bhogal's professional life to Cosmopolitan.
Bhogal was a VP at Barclays Bank, evidence of which can be found in a 2018 job listing on the recruitment site Talent Ticker which states:
"Barclays promotes Simran Bhogal to Vice President, COO & Finance Business Partner."
Bhogal also gave Assi a substantial sum of money, which covers her legal fees. Since Bhogal confessed, the cousins haven't spoken. The former VP has reportedly moved back to her parent's home in North London and has stayed out of the limelight. Until now, her social media activity has been very low-key.
Sweet Bobby: A Catfish Nightmare: What did Simran Bhogal do?
Sweet Bobby: A Catfish Nightmare is based on the true story of Kirat Assi, a former radio presenter who met Bobby Jandu on Facebook in 2010. Kirat's love for Bobby grew, but so did her doubts. Every time he made excuses not to meet Kirat, she became suspicious. To find out the truth, she had to hire a private investigator.
What Kirat discovered was astonishing: she had been catfished, and the culprit was her cousin, Simran Bhogal, who had created the fake Bobby's and his family’s and friend’s accounts not once, but 60 times.
Further investigation on the podcast revealed that Bhogal had a history of lying on social media dating back to college. Once Kirat knew the truth, she took Bhogal to the police and later to the civil court.
Catfish shows, Sweet Bobby: A Catfish Nightmare is not one to be missed. The show is currently available to stream on Netflix.
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