DIRECTOR VIKRAM BHATT ARRESTED

DIRECTOR VIKRAM BHATT ARRESTED

14-DEC-ENG 10

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

PATNA--------------------------Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, who has given superhit films like Raaz, Kasoor, and Ghulam, has been arrested by the police. The arrest of a close relative of Mahesh Bhatt and Alia Bhatt has created a sensation in Bollywood.

Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt has been arrested by the Mumbai and Rajasthan Police. He is accused of defrauding a businessman from Udaipur, Rajasthan, of Rs 30 crore. A team of Rajasthan and Mumbai police apprehended him from his sister-in-law's house. After the arrest, the Rajasthan police will take him to Udaipur.

In fact, Dr. Ajay Murdia, the owner of Indira Group of Companies in Rajasthan, had filed a case of fraud worth Rs 30 crore against Vikram Bhatt and 8 others on November 17, accusing Vikram Bhatt. He alleges that he met Dinesh Kataria at an event. Dinesh Kataria proposed making a biopic of his wife and then invited him to Vrindavan Studio in Mumbai, where he was introduced to Vikram Bhatt, and discussions about making the film took place.

During this time, it was decided that the entire responsibility of filmmaking would be handled by the famous producer-director Vikram Bhatt. Then Vikram Bhatt told Ajay Murdia that his wife Shwetambari and daughter Krishna were also involved in filmmaking. Vikram Bhatt made his wife Shwetambari's firm VSB LLP a partner. A contract of Rs 40 crore was signed between them for two films named 'Bionic' and 'Maharana'.

On May 31, 2024, Rs 2.5 crore was transferred to Vikram Bhatt via RTGS. A few days later, a demand for Rs 7 crore was made, and it was said that 4 films would be made for Rs 47 crore, which would yield a profit of around Rs 100-200 crore. At the behest of Vikram Bhatt and his wife, Ajay Murdia made online payments to the vendors they suggested. Then, on July 2, 2024, Ajay Murdia registered Indira Entertainment LLP. Approximately Rs 3 lakh was paid from this firm's account.

The initial investigation into the case revealed that the vendors who received payments from Indira Entertainment's account were fake. The vendors who received the payments turned out to be painters or auto-rickshaw drivers. After the payment, a large portion of the amount was transferred to Vikram Bhatt's wife's account.

It is worth noting that a lookout notice was issued against filmmaker Vikram Bhatt and his wife, along with six other accused, just a week ago. All the accused were also given notices to appear before the Udaipur police by December 8th.