Asira Tarannum (MID-DAY; December 4, 2013)

Rajpal Yadav has been arrested in connection with a forgery case and the actor is expected to spend 10 days in prison. Not only him, even his wife has been accused of concealing facts about a Rs 5 crore recovery suit filed against them by a Delhi-based entrepreneur.

On Tuesday, the Delhi High Court remanded him to 10-day police custody. According to a source present at the event, “Justice S Murlidhar asked Yadav’s wife to remain present in the Registrar General’s office till the rising of the court.” The judge later also issued a contempt of court notice against two lawyers representing the couple.

At the time of going to print, Rajpal had requested bail but the court denied him.
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Reza Noorani (BOMBAY TIMES; December 5, 2013)

On December 3, Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav was remanded to 10 days judicial custody by the Delhi High Court, for concealing facts about a recovery suit filed against him and his wife Radha by a Delhibased entrepreneur, MG Agarwal. The court earlier noted that the couple had repeatedly breached the undertakings given by them to repay the 5 crore loan amount, which the actor had taken in 2010 for Ata Pata Laapata, Rajpal’s directorial debut.

Taking strong exception to the absence of Yadav and his wife in court regarding the suit, the Delhi High Court had, on Monday, set a deadline of December 3 for appearing before the court, with Justice Murlidhar warning the couple that they’ll be issued non-bailable warrants for their repeated failure to appear before him. On Monday, Rajpal turned up, but his wife Radha failed to appear. On Tuesday, during the hearing, Justice Murlidhar asked Radha to remain present in the Registrar General’s office till the rising of the court. The judge also issued a contempt of court notice against the two lawyers representing the couple, besides stating that Rajpal be taken into custody. A source close to the film revealed that the promotional efforts for Ata Pata Laapata too weren’t going ahead as planned earlier in the year, “They wanted to make movie merchandise; umbrellas with the film’s branding, pan shops and an elaborate cut out of the 'Ghodi' that Rajpal used in the film’s posters, but due to lack of funds they weren't done.” While Rajpal initially agreed, he couldn't make the funds available.