RAJ KUMAR
Ranchi, July 10: Bollywood star Ameesha Patel today physically appeared before a city court in a case of cheque bouncing and denied the entire allegation levelled against her.
Lovely World Entertainment proprietor Ajay Kumar Singh had filed a case against her after she took Rs 2.5 crore from him in the name of helping him in production of a film, Desi Magic, but never worked for the same and when Singh mounted pressure on her to return money she issued a cheque that bounced.
As Patel denied the allegation, the path got paved for the trial against her in the court.
Singh had come in contact with Patel in 2017. Advocate Jayaprakash argued on behalf of Patel while advocate Smita Pathak argued on behalf of Singh.
Earlier On June 21, Patel was expected to appear before the court in the same case but she did not turn due to her show in Mohali. The court had taken strong exception to this and had given her last chance to appear in the case.
Earlier, she attempted not to appear in the court by filing a petition for exemption before the Jharkhand High Court. On May 5, the high court dismissed the petition and directed her to surrender before the trial court. On June 17, she surrendered before the trial court.
