Kannada Actor Padmaja Rao sentenced to three-month jail, fined Rs 40 lakh over bounced cheque
Mangaluru: The Eighth Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court in Mangaluru has sentenced renowned Kannada actor Padmaja Rao to three months of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 40.2 lakh in connection with a bounced cheque linked to a loan she allegedly took.
The case was initiated after Veerendra Shetty, a resident of Maryhill and owner of 'Veeru Talkies' in Mangaluru, filed a complaint against Rao. Shetty claimed that Rao had borrowed Rs 40 lakh from him and provided a cheque dated June 17, 2020, as security for the loan. However, when Shetty attempted to encash the cheque, it was dishonored due to insufficient funds in Rao's account. Following the cheque's rejection, Shetty issued a notice to Rao on June 30, 2020, demanding repayment of the loan within 15 days, but the actor allegedly failed to fulfill this obligation.
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During the court proceedings, Padmaja Rao denied the allegations, asserting that she never borrowed money from Shetty and did not issue him any cheque as security. Rao further accused Shetty of stealing a cheque from her possession and forging her signature to build a false case against her. However, she was unable to provide substantial evidence to support her claims.
After reviewing the case, Judge Fawaz P.A. sentenced Padmaja Rao to three months of imprisonment. Additionally, she was ordered to pay a fine of Rs 40.2 lakh, which includes Rs 40.17 lakh to be paid to the complainant and Rs 3,000 as a penalty to the government.
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Adityanath meets Singapore Deputy PM; assures investors of biz-focussed policies in UP
Singapore/Lucknow (PTI): Uttar Pradesh is ready with land bank, business-focused policies and safety and security, Chief Minister Adityanath told investors in Singapore on Tuesday on a day he met the country's top leaders, including Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.
On the second day of his official visit to Singapore, Adityanath met the country's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong, and Coordinating Minister for National Security and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam, official sources said here.
Held in the presence of a high-level delegation, the discussions focused on leveraging Singapore's expertise in urban planning, internal security architecture and digital governance to help Uttar Pradesh achieve the target of becoming a one-trillion-dollar economy.
During talks with Gan Kim Yong, the chief minister emphasised on UP's pro-business environment and highlighted the state's vast land bank and improved connectivity expected from after the Noida International Airport becomes operational.
The meeting also explored the possibility of Singaporean companies establishing industrial townships in the Delhi-NCR, with particular focus on semiconductor manufacturing and green hydrogen modules.
During his interaction with K Shanmugam, Adityanath discussed modernisation of the state's law and order framework, with emphasis on Singapore's technology-integrated policing model and disaster management protocols.
Speaking to investors, Adityanath listed infrastructure, logistics, MROs among other projects in the pipeline in the state, and said he held more than 100 meetings with the business community during his visit to Singapore.
The UP CM also noted that Singapore investors were committed to a large number of projects in India and UP, including the Ganga Expressway.
Business leaders Adityanath met included CEO and chairpersons of Temasek, Government Investment Corp (GIC), Singapore Airport Terminal Services, and Blackstone.
