Overview
- Rajasthan and Mumbai police carried out a joint operation at a Yari Road residence identified as his sister-in-law’s home.
- The FIR at Bhupalpura police station alleges Bhatt and associates induced Dr Ajay Murdia to invest over ₹30 crore in multiple films with promises of up to ₹200 crore in returns, including a proposed biopic of Murdia’s late wife.
- A lookout notice issued about a week earlier ordered eight accused to appear by December 8 and restricted foreign travel without permission.
- Those named in the case include Bhatt’s wife Shwetambari, his daughter Krishna, Dinesh Kataria, Mehboob Ansari, and others.
- Bhatt has denied wrongdoing, calling the complaint misleading and suggesting documents were forged, as police pursue his transfer to Udaipur.