Noted director Rajkumar Santoshi has been sentenced to two years in prison by a Jamnagar court. The case dates back to 2015 when Ashok Lal, a businessman from Jamnagar, had given the director a loan of Rs 1 crore to produce a film.
Rajkumar Santoshi had given Ashok Lal 10 checks worth Rs 10 lakh each in lieu of paying a loan of Rs 10 lakh each. But these checks were later bounced. When Ashok Lal tried to contact Rajkumar Santoshi regarding this, he disappeared following which Ashok Lal filed a complaint in the court. In such a situation, the court has now convicted the director.
When the court summoned Rajkumar Santoshi in this case and imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 to Rs 15,000 for each check encashed, the director did not accept the summons. When he later received a summons, he did not appear in court during the hearing. In such a situation, the Jamnagar court today sentenced Rajkumar Santoshi to two years in prison. Due to this, the director now has to pay Rs 2 crore instead of Rs 1 crore.
ABP News has attempted to speak to Rajkumar Santoshi regarding the matter but there has been no response from his side so far. We tell you that Rajkumar Santoshi is currently working on directing the film Lahore: 1947 with Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta. The film will be produced under the banner of Aamir Khan’s production house.