Priyanka Chopra’s private secretary has filed a petition in the SC challenging the star’s discharge by the Madhya Pradesh HC. (AP Photo)NEW DELHI: Prakash Jaju, the estranged private secretary of Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging her discharge by the Madhya Pradesh High Court in a criminal intimidation case filed by him.
In the special leave petition filed through counsel Abhijit Sengupta and Anand Dey, the petitioner submitted that the High Court had erroneously discharged the actress of criminal intimidation charges while acknowleding the same against her father Ashok Chopra and underworld don Chhota Shakeel.
Jaju had filed a case of criminal intimidation in January this year before a magistrate in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh against Priyanka, Ashok Chopra and Chhota Shakeel after the actress and her father allegedly used the services of the don to intimidate him in a financial dispute.
According to Jaju, the don at the behest of the Chopras called him up from Malayasia and threated to eliminate him if he failed to withdraw the civil suit filed by him against the actress.
The suit filed two years ago related to arrears to the tune of more than Rs 1 crore due to Jaju from Priyanka.
Following the threat, Jaju filed a case of criminal intimidation before a magistrate in Mhow who took cognizance of the complaint and framed charges under IPC sections 506 IPC (criminal intimidation) and 34 (common intention).
However, the Chopras moved the Madhya Pradesh High Court which while approving the charges framed against Shakeel and Ashok Chopra, discharged Priyanka of the charges on the ground that no case was made against her.
Incidentally, Priyanka had last week filed a caveat before the apex court pleading that she should be heard before any orders are passed on the SLP sought to be filed by Jaju.
Source: The Times of India
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