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Sonali Bendre and her husband, filmmaker Goldie Behl, have reportedly been accused of fraud and violation of regulations in connection with a land deal
involving approximately 30 gunthas of land in Maval tehsil of Pune. Local farmer Chandrakant Shinde accused the celebrity couple of illegally acquiring the rights of their ancestral land. In his complaint, the farmer claimed that his family has held ancestral rights of the land, which has been purchased by Goldie Behl, since 1957, and that this acquisition was carried out illegally by disregarding those rights. However, the actress and her lawyers have denied such allegations.
Sonali Bendre reacts to land fraud allegations
According to a NDTV report, Sonali Bendre denied the allegations levelled against her and her husband, Goldie Behl, by a Pune-based farmer. She revealed that her name does not appear in any government documents or land sale-purchase papers. She called the allegations baseless and said they have been levelled solely with the motive of extorting money.
On the other hand, the farmer has filed a petition regarding this alleged fraud matter in the Civil Court of Vadgaon Maval. The farmer and his family claimed that they held legal rights to the 30-guntha plot of land, which is approximately 32,000 square feet, located in Uksan before the year 1957. Shinde also mentioned in his complaint that an attempt was made to carry out illegal construction on the land in question and that his family was threatened.
Chandrakant Shinde has also filed a formal complaint with the police. However, since it was a civil matter, the courts were subsequently approached. The farmer has requested the court to put a stay order on this land.
Sonali Bendre’s lawyer’s statement
Sonali Bendre’s lawyer, Raju Shinde, revealed that the farmer had previously filed appeals multiple times with the government departments – especially the Tehsildar and the Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) – all of which have been dismissed by the courts. The farmer has named two other individuals as parties in this matter. The next hearing in the court will be held on April 20.
For the unversed, Sonali Bendre has clearly mentioned that the accusations leveled by the farmer are baseless. On the professional front, Sonali will next be seen in a web series, Raakh for Amazon Prime Video. She was last seen hosting Colors TV’s reality show, Pati Patni Aur Panga, with Munawar Faruqui. Rubina Dilaik and Abhinav Shukla emerged as the winning jodi of the show. Stay tuned for more updates!
