Dilip Chhabria's Son Arrested In A Cheating Case After Failing To Deliver Vanity Van To Comedian Kap
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Highlights
- Kapil Sharma filed a complaint against DC Design in December last year
- Dilip Chhabria was also arrested in connection with the same case
- Dilip Chhabria was allegedly also involved in a car financing scam
Bonito Chhabria, the son of ace Indian car designer and founder of DC Design, Dilip Chhabria, was arrested by the Mumbai Police earlier today, according to a recent report. Bonito was arrested for cheating with a case registered against him by comedian and producer Kapil Sharma, The report states that Bonito Chhabria was called for questioning in the case by the crime branch officials. After being questioned, he was arrested.
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The cheating case was filed by Kapil Sharma in December last year with the Mumbai Police. The comedian alleged that he was cheated of Rs. 5.3 crore by Dilip Chhabria and others. In the complaint, Sharma told the police that he paid over Rs. 5 crore to Chhabria between March and May 2017 to design a vanity bus for him. However, there was no progress made till 2019. Kapil then approached the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).
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The vanity bus was conceptualised in 2017 but with no progress made even till 2019, alleged Kapil Sharma in his complaint
However, Chhabria sent a bill of Rs. 1.2 crore to Sharma as parking charges for the vanity bus. After that, the comedian decided to approach the police and register an official complaint. The report quotes an unnamed official saying, "During the investigation of the case, the role of Bonito Chhabria came to light. Therefore, he was called for questioning and later placed under arrest by the crime branch."
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The Crime Branch unit presented Bonito in the holiday court on Saturday and demanded maximum police custody. A crime branch official told the court that Bonito used the money to pay off credit card dues, EMIs of loans and for shopping. Bonito's lawyer cited his ill health and the court granted him bail on a cash bond of Rs. 25,000 on medical grounds.
Dilip Chhabria was arrested in connection with the same case last year, which led to the Mumbai Crime Branch allegedly finding a multi-crore car financing scam associated with DC Design.
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