Ahmedabad, Nov 01: Police today asked noted danseuse Mallika Sarabhai to furnish "within five days", documents pertaining to her academy, foreign tours of the dance troupes and "some" other points mentioned in the complaint of alleged cheating filed against her, official sources said here.
As per court's directive, Sarabhai presented herself at the Naranpura police station, where the offence has been registered against her under Sections 420 (cheating) and 409 (criminal breach of trust) of the IPC.
Sarabhai, who is the director of Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, also deposited her passport as per the court's orders.
The investigating official M K Katariya sought the information through some "written queries", which related to "some points" mentioned by the complainant Manushi Shah.
"We have asked her to furnish the information on the questions within five days," Kataria said. He, however, refused to divulge any details saying the investigation was still in progress.
The danseuse advocate R K Shah said that the information sought today was the same, which was asked for by the Charity Commissioner and Joint Commissioner of Police.
"Police has asked us to produce documents about the foreign tours, number of participants and the number of tours organised by the academy. We have already furnished this information with the Charity Commissioner and Joint Commissioner of Police earlier," Shah said.
Bureau Report
