Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Ajay Kapoor, Wife Get Interim Protection in ₹13 Crore Cheating Case
A man named Mohit Bhartiya helped take care of a big apartment building in Mumbai.
He said the building needed repairs and paperwork to make it legal.
The people who live there, including a movie producer named Ajay Kapoor and his family, were supposed to help pay for it.
Mr. Bhartiya says he spent almost fifty crore rupees on the work.
He says the Kapoors owe him about thirteen crore rupees of that money.
The Kapoors disagree and say they never asked him to spend so much.
They say this is a money argument, not a crime.
Mr. Bhartiya complained to the police, and the police started a cheating case.
The Kapoors were afraid of being arrested, so they asked a court for help.
The court said the police cannot arrest them for now while the case is still being decided.
A Mumbai sessions court granted film producer Ajay Kapoor and his wife interim protection from arrest in a ₹13 crore cheating case.
Complainant Mohit Bhartiya, appointed development manager after a 2022 BMC notice, alleged the Kapoors failed to pay their share of building expenses.
Bhartiya said he spent nearly ₹50 crore, with the Kapoors' alleged share at ₹5.83 crore for regularisation and ₹8.09 crore for renovation and civil works.
The Kapoors argued the dispute was civil in nature and that Bhartiya produced no documentary evidence of the expenditure or their authorisation.
Pending further hearing, the court directed police to take no coercive action against the Kapoors.
- Who
- Film producer Ajay Kapoor, his wife, and complainant Mohit Bhartiya, who says he was appointed development manager of the building.
- What
- The Kapoors received interim protection from arrest from a Mumbai sessions court in a ₹13 crore cheating case over unpaid renovation and regularisation expenses.
- When
- The BMC issued a notice to the property in 2022; the interim protection was granted pending further hearing, with no specific date reported.
- Where
- Mumbai, specifically a Santacruz building at the centre of the dispute.
- Why
- Bhartiya alleged the Kapoors failed to pay their proportionate share of nearly ₹50 crore in renovation and regularisation costs.
Complainant (Mohit Bhartiya)
Defence (Ajay Kapoor and wife)
Type of dispute
Complainant (Mohit Bhartiya)
The unpaid dues for the building amount to cheating and warrant criminal proceedings.
Defence (Ajay Kapoor and wife)
The matter is essentially a civil dispute over expenses, not a criminal offence.
Proof of spending
Complainant (Mohit Bhartiya)
Bhartiya incurred nearly ₹50 crore and the Kapoors' share was proportionately calculated under the agreement.
Defence (Ajay Kapoor and wife)
No documentary evidence shows the expenditure was incurred or that the Kapoors authorised such massive spending.
- Legal Relief
- Interim protection from arrest; police directed not to take coercive action
- Dispute Amount
- ₹13 crore (₹5.83 crore regularisation + ₹8.09 crore renovation share)
- Complainant
- Mohit Bhartiya, appointed development manager
- Building
- Khushi Pride Belmondi Building, Santacruz, Mumbai
- Alleged Total Spend
- Nearly ₹50 crore by Bhartiya
- Trigger
- BMC notice issued to the property in 2022
- Complaint Lodged With
- Economic Offences Wing
- Kapoors' Position
- Civil dispute; no documentary evidence of expenditure or authorisation