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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Minister Parameshwara says remarks on properties linked to drug peddlers 'misunderstood'
Tumakuru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said his recent remarks on the demolition of properties linked to those involved in narcotics trade were "misunderstood and misinterpreted".
His clarification follows remarks made two days ago on the government's uncompromising crackdown on the drug menace, including action against properties linked to foreign nationals allegedly involved in drug trafficking.
"It is unfortunate. It is taken in the wrong sense. I didn't mean that tomorrow itself I am going to send bulldozers and demolish the houses. That was not my intention. It was wrongly taken," he told reporters here.
Responding to Congress MLC K Abdul Jabbar's question in the legislative council on the growing drug menace in Bengaluru, Davangere and coastal districts, the minister on Thursday detailed the extensive enforcement measures initiated since the Congress government assumed office.
Pointing to the involvement of some foreign nationals, the minister had said, "Many foreign students from African countries have come to Karnataka. They are into the drug business. We catch them and register cases against them, but they want the case to be registered because once the case is registered, we cannot deport them."
"We have gone to the extent of demolishing the rented building where they stay," he had said.
