Overview

• Rabijul Islam Lashkar filed an FIR on June 6 at Versova police station accusing Gupta of stabbing him with a kitchen knife over delayed salary.
• Versova police issued Gupta a notice under Section 35 of the BNSS on June 7 and continue to probe the case.
• In his June 9 statement Gupta argued that CCTV footage from June 5 shows Lashkar holding his stomach without any visible blood or distress.
• Bank records provided by Gupta that day indicate timely monthly salary payments and occasional advances exceeding owed amounts.
• The filmmaker alleged that Lashkar and his lawyer orchestrated a coached extortion scheme based on their alleged criminal backgrounds.