Bollywood
2013-12-04 / .

Rajpal Yadav sent to jail for 10 days for concealing facts about Rs 5 crore recovery suit

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sent Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav to 10 days' judicial custody for making misleading statements in court in a recovery suit of Rs 5 crore filed against him and his wife by a Delhi entrepreneur. Delhi-based entrepreneur M.G. Agarwal, owner of Murli Projects, filed a case against them in the high court for failing to repay a loan of Rs 5 crore which the actor took in 2010 to make his Hindi debut directional film "Ata Pata Laapata".

Justice S. Murlidhar also asked Yadav's wife, who was with their few months old daughter, to remain present in the Registrar General's office till the rising of the court. The judge also issued contempt of court notice against a woman lawyer representing the couple and an oath commissioner, after the advocate Monday submitted in the court a joint affidavit of the couple with forged signature of Yadav's wife, which was affirmed with seal by the oath commissioner and identified by counsel. "Apart from the couple, prima facie both the oath commissioner as well as counsel who purportedly identified Rekha Yadav have falsified the record of the court," the court said.

"Notice of contempt are hereby issued to oath commissioner Reshma Gehlod and advocate Janhavi Prakash to show cause why they should not be proceeded against for contempt of court," the court said. It granted two weeks' time to them to file reply and posted the matter for Jan 15 and asked the couple to remain present. The court was irked by the conduct of the couple and counsel for repeatedly concealing the fact from the court Monday, by saying that Yadav's wife Radha was in Ghaziabad and would reach court. The couple was to present themselves before the court Monday. Rajpal Yadav was there for some time. Radha was in Mumbai but their counsel told the court she was in Ghaziabad. The court posted the matter for Tuesday, asking both of them to remain present. The couple were present Tuesday in court from where Yadav was taken to jail and his wife was sent to the Registrar General's office.

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