According to reports from Indian media agencies, star Vivek Oberoi and his wife Priyanka Alva are accused of cheating. Deven Bafna, the couple’s accountant, filed a police case in Mumbai accusing three of Oberoi’s former business associates of robbing him of Rs. 1.55 crore
Vivek Oberoi filed the lawsuit after he claimed that business partners had defrauded him of Rs. 1.55 crore: report
Sanjay Saha, an event planner and filmmaker, along with his mother Nandita Saha and Radhika Nanda are now implicated after being mentioned in the complaint that was filed at the MIDC police station on Wednesday.
The accountant said in a statement to the police that Oberoi had established a business called Oberoi Organics in 2017. As it wasn’t doing well, they first chose to make the three accused partners in the company before liquidating it and turning it into Anandita Entertainment, an event company.
The agreement was signed in July 2020, but Oberoi then opted to transfer his interests to Oberoi Mega Entertainment, another business of his. Sanjay and Radhika would now be in charge of managing the joint venture’s day-to-day operations. entrusted with the duty of operation.
“Oberoi was alerted of financial embezzlement within the endeavor by a worker in April 2022, and as a result, Bafna’s services were sought to resolve the problems. They discovered Sanjay Saha had utilized corporate funds for a number of personal purposes, including paying his mother’s life insurance premiums. An officer who was aware of the complaint verified that Nanda had also taken money out of the business.
The confirmed account statement claims that both partners stole more than Rs 58 lakh.
Vivek Oberoi talked to his partners after learning about the financial irregularities and discovered another alleged fraud involving actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who was cheated of Rs 51 lakh. Oberoi accepted responsibility for the lost money and paid it back using his personal funds on behalf of the business.
An official informed the media, “We have charged the suspects under sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 409 (dishonest misappropriation), and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Criminal Code.
Vivek Oberoi is presently preparing for his role in Rohit Shetty’s web series Indian Police Force, which is focused on the world of law enforcement, while the legal proceedings are ongoing. Shilpa Shetty and Sidharth Malhotra are also featured.