Bollywood actor Prashant Narayanan who is best known for his role in Murder 2 has recently arrested for his alleged involvement in a cheating case, said a Kerala Police official.
According to reports, police arrested the 50-year-old actor and his wife Shona from Mumbai after a complaint was filed against them.
“The case pertains to cheating. The complainant is Thomas Panicker, who was the producer of a Malayalam film, in which Narayanan acted in 2017. After the film the two became close and Panicker was told that his wife’s father had a company in Mumbai and if he invested in it, he would be made a Director. Panicker invested Rs 1.20 crore and after that, he came to know he was cheated. He then filed the complaint,” said inspector Prathap.
Prashant Narayanan arrested in a cheating case
Prathap said he along with a seven member Kerala Police team reached Mumbai and after surveillance for three days, they managed to nab the actor. Both arrested have been brought to Kerala on a transit warrant. The Thalassery Additional Judicial Magistrate court granted the judicial remand of the couple till September 20.
Narayan has acted in over 50 films, mostly in Hindi and South Indian languages, including Malayalam. Among the prominent films of Narayanan include “Shadows of Time”, ” Murder 2″ (co-starring Emraan Hashmi-Jacqueline Fernandez) and “Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II”.