HYDERABAD: Miyapur police registered a cheating case against film director Ram Gopal Varma based on a court-referred complaint from a producer. The complainant approached court alleging that Varma borrowed 56 lakh from him for production of a movie ‘Disha’ in 2020 and later cheated him.
Miyapur police received a complaint from K Sekhar Raju, proprietor of Sekhara Art Creations in Kukatpally on May 21, alleging he was introduced to Varma by a common friend, Ramana Reddy in 2019. He alleged that in first week of January 2020, Varma took 8 lakh from him and on January 22, 2020, another 20 lakh was given through cheque. “Varma promised to return the amount in six months,” complainant alleged.
