Arrest Warrant Against Sapna Chaudhary: An arrest warrant was recently issued in the name of Haryanavi folk dancer Sapna Chaudhary in a case of alleged fraud. The Lucknow that issued the warrant has asked the police to execute it by November 22, which happens to be the next date of hearing in the case.
30-year-old Chaudhary is a popular name in Haryana, however, she rose to national fame when she appeared as a contestant on season 11 of the popular reality television show Bigg Boss. Chaudhary is not just an artist and television star, she also ventured into politics, joining the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019, as a part of the political outfit's membership drive program.
Here are 10 things to know about the arrest warrant against Sapna Chaudhary:
1. The arrest warrant against Chaudhary was issued by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Shantanu Tyagi in Lucknow on November 17.
2. The warrant was issued as court is set to frame charges against Chaudhary in a case of alleged fraud and that required the presence of the accused, reports NDTV.
3. The folk dancer stands accused of not appearing for a dance program and failing to return the money of ticket holders.
4. The incident took place on October 13, 2018. Sapna Chaudhary was expected to perform at Lucknow's Smriti Upwan between 3 PM to 10 PM.
5. Each ticket for the event had cost rupees 300 and were sold both online and offline.
6. On October 14 an FIR was filed against the singer at the Ashiyana police station.
7. Apart from Chaudhary, programme organisers Naveen Sharma, Junaid Ahmad, Amit Pandey, Iwad Ali and Ratnakar Upadhyay were also booked.
8. Reportedly, thousands of people had turned up for the show at Smriti Upwan, who created ruckus when the singer didn't turn up.
9. This isn't Chaudhary's only brush with the law. In February this year, the singer was booked by the Delhi Police based on accusations of misappropriation of funds, cheating, and criminal conspiracy.
10. The FIR was registered based on a complaint by the director of P&M Movies, Pawan Chawla.
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