In a shocking piece of news popular actress Alka Kaushal, who we all remember as Kareena Kapoor's famous mother in the movie Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Kangana Ranaut's Punjabi mummy in Queen, was arrested and sentenced to two-years imprisonment by a district court in Sangrur, Punjab.
News reports say that Kaushal and her mother, Susheela Badola, have been arrested on charges of money laundering, theft, and fraud. It has also been stated that a case was filed after two of their cheques of 25 lakh each bounced.
Kaushal comes from a family of well-known actors. She is the sister of popular TV actor Varun Badola, married to actress Rajeshwari Sachdev, and daughter of veteran actor Vishwa Mohan Badola, who is known for his stellar performances in Lagaan and Jolly LLB 2, where he played Akshay Kumar's father.
While the details of what exactly happened are still blurry at the moment, news reports say that Kaushal and her mother borrowed Rs 50 lakhs from an acquaintance, Avtar Singh. When he asked for his money, he was issued two cheques of 25 lakhs each, but they bounced on being deposited.
“Advocate Sukhbir Singh said that Alka and her mother had borrowed 50 lakhs from an acquaintance, Avtar Singh. The money was borrowed with the promise of serial-making. When Avtar asked Alka to give back her money, he got 2 cheques of 25 lakhs each. But they got bounced. After that Avtar, filed a case against Alka and her mother in Malerkotla court," says a report in a leading entertainment portal.
The incident allegedly happened in 2015 and a local court had even sentenced her to two years of jail, but a petition was filed and avoided arrest. However, this time he district court upheld and there was no way Kaushal could escape the sentence.
Apart from doing popular films, Kaushal has also established herself in the television industry and has been a part of popular serials such as Qubool Hai, Swaraagini, and Kumkum.
Alka is married to TV producer and director, Ravi G Kaushal; the couple have started their own production house, Mangalam Arts.
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