Anand Appugol, who produced Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna with Darshan in the lead role, has been arrested in Mumbai by the Belagavi Police. According to a Deccan Chronicle report, the producer went into hiding after allegedly duping customers of his Sangolli Rayanna Credit Co-operative Society of their hard earned money. When they demanded that their money be returned, Rayanna went into hiding. After intense protests across Belagavi, the police got involved.
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Appugol was produced before the JMFC-3 court on September 18. The court remanded him to four days police custody, according to a report in The Belagavi News.
In the past month alone, Appugol’s lawyers have filed bail applications with several courts across Belagavi. The applications have all been rejected, on the advice of the Belagavi police.
Appugol established the Sangolli Rayanna society decades ago. Said to be a thriving business, it has over fifty branches in Karnataka. This is the first case of fraud to be brought against Appugol, who has a presence in the film industry as well as politics.
Pic: Belagavi News