Archive · 9 Dec 2025
Vikram Bhatt, wife remanded in fraud case
Vikram Bhatt, a famous Bollywood filmmaker, and his wife were arrested for allegedly cheating someone out of a lot of money.
The person who complained, Dr. Ajay Murdia, said that Vikram and his wife promised to make movies, including a special movie about Dr. Murdia's late wife, but instead took his money.
The police want to keep Vikram and his wife in custody for seven days to find more evidence.
They will go to court again on December 16 to see what happens next.
Vikram Bhatt and his wife were arrested for allegedly cheating Dr. Ajay Murdia out of Rs 30 crore.
The fraud involved promises of producing films, including a biopic of Dr. Murdia's late wife.
The couple was remanded to seven days' police custody for recovering evidence from their office.
They were brought to Udaipur from Mumbai and will appear in court again on December 16.
The police allege that the accused generated fake bills to siphon off the money.
- Who
- Vikram Bhatt, his wife Shwetambari, and six others
- What
- Alleged fraud exceeding Rs 30 crore
- When
- Arrested on December 7, remanded on December 12
- Where
- Udaipur court
- Why
- Accused of cheating Dr. Ajay Murdia on the pretext of producing films
- Accused
- Vikram Bhatt, Shwetambari Bhatt, and six others
- Alleged Fraud Amount
- Rs 30 crore
- Arrest Date
- December 7
- Custody Duration
- 7 days
- Next Court Date
- December 16
- Complainant
- Dr. Ajay Murdia
- Location of Arrest
- Mumbai
- Location of Case
- Udaipur