Overview
- Investigating officer DSP Chagan Rajpurohit said documents were seized from filmmaker-linked sites in Mumbai and their authenticity is being examined.
- The Rajasthan High Court on January 5 declined to quash the FIR and described the case as alleged diversion and misappropriation of funds.
- Vikram Bhatt, his wife Shwetambari, Dinesh Kataria and manager Mehboob Ansari were arrested on December 7 in Mumbai and remain in Udaipur jail.
- The complaint by Indira IVF founder Ajay Murdia alleges fake bills and vouchers totaling about ₹44.27–₹44.7 crore tied to a four-film arrangement, with only two films completed and modest reported box-office returns.
- Bhatt’s lawyer argues the matter is a civil dispute with mutually acknowledged payments, alleges procedural lapses by police under the BNSS, and has moved courts seeking a fair investigation and upcoming bail relief.