MUMBAI: Famous Bollywood filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma booked in Hyderabad for allegedly cheating a production house to the tune of Rs 56 lakh.

A case has been booked at Miyapur Police Station under Cyberabad Police Commissionerate on a complaint lodged by Koppada Sekhar Raju of Sekhara Art Creations.

The complainant alleged that Varma borrowed money from him for producing a movie 'Disha' with a promise to return it before the release of the said movie but did not repay. The complainant also stated that he gave Rs 8 lakh in January 2020 and another Rs 20 lakh a few days later.

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The complainant told police that RGV promised to repay the total amount on or before the release of the movie but in January 2021 he later learnt that the filmmaker was not the producer of the movie. He alleged that the filmmaker cheated him.

The movie was based on the 2019 gang rape and murder of a veterinary doctor near Hyderabad carried out by four persons, who were later killed by police in an alleged encounter.

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A case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 406 (criminal breach of trust), 417 (punishment for cheating), 420 (cheating and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) was registered against RGV.

RGV, as the filmmaker is popularly known, promised to repay the amount in six months. Raju said RGV approached him in February 2020 and borrowed another Rs 28 lakh citing financial problems.

Credit: The Free Press Journal