During her stay at the Bigg Boss house in season 14, Rakhi Sawant regularly made headlines for her quirky antics. This time, Rakhi is in the news for something entirely different; for a case that dates back to 2017. Rakhi Sawant and her brother Rakesh have landed in legal trouble after an FIR was lodged against them and a Raj Khatri.
As reported in Navbharat Times, the FIR was lodged by Shailesh Srivastava who met Rakesh through Khatri. The two decided to start open a dance institute and also produce a film based on Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim's life. Rakesh allegedly assured that Rakhi would also be a part of the dance studio. Srivastava claims that Rakesh and Raj took 6 lakhs from him and then gave him a post-dated cheque with the wrong signature.
Addressing the claims, Rakhi's brother Rakesh told The Times of India that his 'partner cheated him', "This is between me and my partner Raj Khatri. After my mother fell ill, I'd gone to Mumbai. When I came back I noticed that my partner had cheated me and all my cheque book was missing from our office." He also said that he had filed two FIRs regarding the missing cheque books. He also added that Rakhi had nothing to do with the whole incident and her name was being dragged into it for no reason.
Rakhi's manager substantiated Rakesh's claims, "The case is between Rakesh and his partner and Rakhi has nothing to do with it. We are trying to get legal help for it too."
(With inputs from Navbharat Times and Times of India)
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