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