Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, also hailed as the ‘messiah of the helpless’, found himself at the receiving end of a legal notice after his name cropped up during the investigation in a Rs 10 lakh fraud case. An arrest warrant has now been issued against him in Ludhiana in the fraud case.
According to reports, the case has been filed by Ludhiana-based lawyer Rajesh Khanna primarily against one Mohit Shukla, and he claimed that the latter lured him to invest in a fake Rajika coin.
Punjab | Ludhiana’s Judicial Magistrate Ramanpreet Kaur has issued an arrest warrant against Bollywood actor Sonu Sood.
The summon has been issued in connection with a fraud case of Rs 10 lakh filed by a Ludhiana-based lawyer Rajesh Khanna against one Mohit Shukla, in which he… pic.twitter.com/XjXA2YVBw1
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While Sonu’s role in the fraud is yet to be ascertained, according to ANI, he was summoned to testify in court, but he failed to appear. An arrest was then issued against the actor for not adhering to the court’s summons.
“Sonu Sood, has been duly served with summon(s) or warrant(s) but he/she has failed to attend (absconds and keeps out of the way for the purpose of avoiding service of a summon(s) or warrant(s)). You are hereby ordered to arrest and bring the said Sonu Sood before the Court…” the arrest warrant read.
Sonu and his team are yet to release an official statement on the fiasco.
On the work front, Sonu was last seen in the film, Fateh, which also featured Jacqueline Fernandez. The film marked his debut as a director, and is also starred veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah and Vijay Raaz in key roles.