Actor Vikram Gokhale, two others booked for 'cheating'
Pune: Police have registered an offence against noted actor Vikram Gokhale and two others for allegedly duping 14 people in a land deal in Pune district, an official said on Thursday.
The two other accused were identified as Jayant Mhalgi and Sujata Mhalgi, the official said on Wednesday.
One Jayant Bhairat had lodged a complaint with Paud Police Station in Mulshi taluka of Pune district, he added.
In his complaint, Bhairat alleged that the trio had cheated him and others in connection with a project called Girivan, promoted by Sujata Farms Pvt Ltd.
Senior inspector Ashok Dhumal said the complainant alleged that despite the sale deed, he has not yet received the possession of the land.
The complainant also said that the firm had misrepresented the project as government approved, he said. The complaint named Gokhale as the chairman of the firm and the Mhalgis as its directors, Dhumal said.
"Based on the complaint, an FIR has been registered against them. But we are verifying the facts and further action will be taken after investigation," Dhumal said.
When contacted, Gokhale said the allegation against him was completely "baseless and misleading".
"I have already tendered my resignation from the company," he said.
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Congress misleading public on National Herald case, matter still in court: BJP
New Delhi (PTI): The BJP on Wednesday accused the Congress of running misleading propaganda over the trial court's decision in the National Herald case and said the court refused to take cognisance of the complaint but did not set aside the case.
The case is still pending trial in the Delhi High Court, and the trial court in its order on Tuesday said that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) can continue its investigation, BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia asserted.
"The court yesterday (Tuesday) said that since it is a private complaint and no FIR has been lodged, it will not take cognizance of it. It's a technical matter. The court also said that ED can continue its investigation further. The court did not set it aside," Bhatia told a press conference at the BJP headquarters here
"Its trial is still going on. Sonia Gandhi is still Accused Number-1 and Rahul Gandhi Accused Number-2," the BJP spokesperson said, alleging, "The Gandhi family thrives on deceit, deception, and propaganda."
