Ludhiana (Punjab): An arrest warrant has been issued against Bollywood actor and social activist Sonu Sood. Ludhiana Judicial Magistrate Ramanpreet Kaur issued the warrant. The case filed in Ludhiana District Court pertains to an alleged fraud case related to the Rijika coin company, which the actor endorses.
In this regard, regular summons were issued to the actor to his Mumbai home address to testify. Sood failed to appear before the court leading to the issuance of the arrest warrant in his name. The next hearing of the case is scheduled for February 10.
Hearing the matter, the Ludhiana court directed the Officer In-Charge of Oshiwara Police Station, Andheri West, Mumbai, to arrest Sonu Sood. The order read: "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 to avoid service of a summon(s) or warrant(s)). You are hereby ordered to arrest and bring the said Sonu Sood before the Court."
The case related to Rijika Coin Company involves several scams that have been reported in the past. Based on the latest complaint, Ludhiana lawyer Rajesh Khanna who is prosecuting the case, said: "The client made an investment of $12,500 in the company through different IDs in the year 2021. Its value now stands at Rs 10 lakh. It was claimed that the money would be doubled or tripled in three years, but now the company has been evading his requests to withdraw money."
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