A representative of actor Vivek Oberoi and his wife Priyanka have filed a fraud case on their behalf against at least three of Vivek’s business partners for allegedly defrauding him of RS 1.55 crore. Oberoi claims that the accused induced the actor to spend money on an event and film production firm that promised lucrative profits by forcing him to do so. However, subsequently, the defendants used the money for self-serving purposes.
The MIDC police on Wednesday registered a cheating case based on the allegations. The accused include film producers and event organizers Sanjay Saha, his mother Nandita Saha and Radhika Nanda.
Deven Bafna filed a complaint on behalf of the actor and his wife, alleging that the accountant had filed a complaint for them. He told the police that both parties were expected to start a company of events specializing in the organization of events related to the film industry and film production.
“The Oberois had floated a company named Oberoi Organics in 2017. Since it was not doing too well, they decided to first bring in the three accused as partners in the firm, then dissolve that business and convert it into an events business under the name of Anandita Entertainment,” Bafna said in his statement to the police. According to him, the two parties reached an agreement in July 2020.
Several months after the Oberoi line decided to transfer its shares to another company it owned, Oberoi Mega Entertainment, the complaint stated. The day-to-day work of the joint venture was to be looked after by Sanjay Saha and Radhika Nanda, it explained.
“Oberoi was informed about the mishandling of funds within the venture by an employee in April 2022, after which the services of Bafna were taken to sort the issues out. He then found out that Sanjay Saha had used the company’s money for various personal reasons, including paying the life insurance premium for his mother. Nanda, too, had withdrawn money from the company,” said an officer from MIDC police.
According to his statement, the two partners allegedly took over Rs 58 lakh from the account using the account statements. Oberoi then confronted his partners.
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