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Popular filmmaker Vikram Bhatt and his wife are in jail in a fraud case worth crores. Recently, a petition was filed to cancel the FIR against Vikram Bhatt and his wife, which has been canceled by the Rajasthan High Court.
During the hearing of the petition in Rajasthan High Court, Justice Sameer Jain refused to interfere in this matter and said that this case of fraud is not just a breach of contract, but it is a deliberate fraud. Police investigation will continue in this matter.
In Vikram Bhatt’s petition, requesting to cancel the FIR, it was said that this case is not criminal. His lawyer had argued during the hearing that this was not a case of fraud but of violation of the contract between two parties. He had appealed that under the agreement, the authority to resolve the dispute should be in Mumbai and not in Rajasthan.
Bail petition canceled twice
Let us tell you that Vikram Bhatt and his wife Shwetambari are in jail since December 7. He had filed bail petition twice, however both times his bail plea was rejected.
What is the case of fraud of Rs 30 crore?
On November 17, Dr. Ajay Murdia, owner of Indira Group of Companies of Rajasthan, had filed an FIR of fraud of Rs 30 crore against 8 people including Vikram Bhatt in Udaipur.
Dr. Ajay Murdia alleges that he met Dinesh Kataria at an event. Dinesh Kataria proposed him to make his wife’s biopic.
In this connection, Dinesh Kataria had called Vrindavan Studio in Mumbai on 24 April 2024. Kataria introduced him to Vikram Bhatt, where there was discussion about making a biopic with Bhatt.
A few days later, Vikram and Shwetambari Bhatt told Dr. Ajay Murdia that by financing another Rs 7 crore, they can make 4 films for Rs 47 crore. The release of these films will generate profits of Rs 100 to 200 crores.
After this, Rs 77 lakh 86 thousand 979 were transferred to the accounts of his staff in the names of Amandeep Manjeet Singh, Mudit, Farzana Aamir Ali, Abjani, Rahul Kumar, Sachin Gargote, Saboba Bhimana Adkari.
In this way Rs 2 crore 45 lakh 61 thousand 400 were transferred. Whereas a payment of Rs 42 crore 70 lakh 82 thousand 232 was made from Indira Entertainment, whereas it was decided to produce four films for Rs 47 crore.
Two movies were released, work on one was not even started
Vikram Bhatt and Shwetambari Bhatt produced and released only two films. Only about 25 percent of the third film Vishwa Virat was made. The shooting of the fourth film Maharana-Ran has not even started yet. It is alleged that the director embezzled Rs 25 crores from the film Maharana-Ran itself.
Dr. Ajay Murdia (victim), owner of Indira IVF, has filed a complaint against the film director, his wife, daughter Krishna resident of Andheri West, Mumbai, Dinesh Kataria resident of Saheli Nagar, Udaipur, Mehboob Ansari producer resident of Thane, Mudit Butattan resident of Delhi, Gangeshwarlal Srivastava DSC Chairman, Ashok Dubey General Secretary, Federation of Western India Cine Employees Mumbai in Bhupalpura (Udaipur) police station. Had given report.
After the arrest, Vikram Bhatt and his wife were presented in the ACJM court.
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