Shah’s house raided after arrest

Mumbai, Jan 9: A day after his arrest for alleged links with underworld don Chhota Shakeel, police today raided the posh Napean Sea road b...

Mumbai, Jan 9: A day after his arrest for alleged links with underworld don Chhota Shakeel, police today raided the posh Napean Sea road bungalow of leading film financier Bharat Shah who was admitted to the intensive care unit of the government-run JJ hospital after he complained of severe chest pain last night.

Crime Branch sleuths descended on Shah’s residence in south Mumbai and carried out extensive raids there and in the office of television channel B4U in which he is said to have major investments, police said.

The raids were carried out following the seizure of two audio cassettes allegedly containing a taped conversation between Shakeel and Shah which the state government claimed provided "concrete evidence" of "direct links" between the two in financing the movie Chor Chori Chupke Chupke and some other film deals.

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Shah, one of the biggest financiers in Bollywood who had financed several blockbusters, came under police eye following the arrest of Naseem Rizvi, director of the film financed by Shah. The diamond trader has also financed forthcoming releases Devdaas and Lajja.

A special court allowed Shah’s plea to have home food and let his relatives in the hospital where he was admitted today.

After a gruelling interrogation yesterday, Shah was taken to GT hospital last night but was advised by doctors to be taken to the government hospital which had better facilities for treating heart patients.

The court also adjourned till January 15 Shah’s petition for release of negatives of Chori Chori Chupke Chupke.

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