‘Funding’ fraud case: Actor Sonu Sood seems in court docket through video conferencing, discharged as witness | Chandigarh Information

Advocate Ritesh Mohindra, counsel for Sood, stated that the actor was summoned by the court docket to testify as a witness within the alleged funding fraud case on the criticism of 1 Rajesh Khanna of Ludhiana.

Khanna, additionally an advocate, had filed a criticism within the court docket that he had invested Rs 10 lakh in an organization known as “Rikeza Coin”, which had promised to triple his cash. Nonetheless, nothing of that kind occurred. He had additionally alleged that Sood was model ambassador of the corporate so he should seem within the court docket to file his proof.

Mohindra stated that the court docket was duly knowledgeable that Sood was by no means the model ambassador of the corporate, and he by no means promoted the corporate in any method. “Sood had solely attended one occasion of the corporate like he attends hudrends of others as a part of his skilled commitments. He’s not associated to the corporate in any method and the court docket was advised the identical, following which the choose introduced him as discharged as a witness from the case. His proof was recorded through video conferencing,” stated Mohindra.

Chatting with The Indian Specific, Sood stated: “I attend a number of occasions in a day. I advised the court docket that I had solely attended an occasion which was sponsored by this firm. I do not know why I used to be summoned on this case as a witness. I’ve been discharged and haven’t any additional hyperlink to the case. The court docket has additionally rapped the alternative celebration for inflicting this pointless harassment to me.”

The following listening to of the case was scheduled for March 20.