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Calcutta High Court Grants Mithun Chakraborty Interim Protection in Financial Fraud Case

Justice Jay Sengupta has ordered police to submit the case diary by September 3 ahead of the next hearing, upholding the ongoing investigation

Overview

  • The court barred arrest or coercive action against Chakraborty until September 10 as he seeks to quash the FIR filed at Chitpur police station
  • Former secretary Suman Roychowdhury and his wife accuse the actor and his lawyer of defaulting on a ₹35 lakh payment for 2019 interior decoration work
  • Justice Sengupta ruled that the police probe must continue and set a deadline for the case diary ahead of the September 3 hearing
  • Complainants allege they were pressured into extra work and that Roychowdhury mortgaged his wife’s jewellery to cover project costs
  • The high-profile dispute underscores scrutiny of Chakraborty’s business dealings at his Ooty and Kurseong hotels