Overview
- An order issued on December 24 marked the couple’s second consecutive bail rejection, keeping them in judicial custody.
- Investigators are scrutinizing bank transactions, contracts and the alleged flow of funds tied to the film financing.
- Udaipur businessman Dr. Ajay Murdia alleges investing nearly ₹30 crore for multiple films, including a biopic, with no returns.
- Earlier in the probe, police arrested co-producer Mehboob Ansari and a vendor identified as Sandeep before detaining the Bhatts.
- The FIR was registered at Bhopalpura police station; the couple were arrested in Mumbai on December 7 and produced in Udaipur on December 9 after transit remand.