Overview

• Varanasi Cantonment police registered the FIR on the court’s order and confirmed that an investigation is underway.
• Sections 420, 406, 467, 468 and 506 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita have been invoked in the case.
• Complainant Vishal Singh alleges he invested about ₹32.60 lakh via accounts and a further ₹1.25 crore in production costs but received neither profit nor repayment.
• The complaint claims documents were forged to list him as producer and alleges Pawan Singh issued threats, which remain unproven at this stage.
• PTI reports the dispute relates to the 2018 Bhojpuri film Boss and notes early coverage differs on whether the director named is Arvind or Abhishek Choubey.