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News India Live, Digital Desk: Filmmaker, known for directing films like Rahasya and The Stoneman Murdors Manish Gupta But the Versova police have registered a case of attacking their driver with a kitchen knife after a dispute over the outstanding salary.The Versova police have registered an FIR against the director and the manufacturer in connection with the incident.
The situation deteriorated when Gupta did not pay Lashkar for the previous month’s salary and after that his job was terminated on 30 May. The report said that on June 3, when Lashkar approached Gupta to ask for his dues, the filmmaker allegedly told him that he would be paid only when he would return to work. When Lashkar returned to work the next day, the arrears were not paid.
On June 5, around 8:30 pm, when both were in Gupta’s office in Versova, Lashkar again raised the issue, after which there was a debate between the two. Angry, Gupta allegedly attacked the right part of Lashkar’s torso with a kitchen knife.
According to an official of the Versova police station, the incident took place at Gupta’s residence in Sagar Sanjog Building.
After the attack, Lashkar managed to escape, informed the watchman and the nearby driver and was taken to Cooper Hospital in Vile Parle West. After treatment, a complaint was lodged against Gupta at Versova police station.
Gupta has been booked for deliberately hurting serious injuries with dangerous weapons under sections 118 (2), 115 (2) and 352 of the Indian Code for deliberately insulting peace and other related crimes. However, there is no arrest as the case is still under investigation.
Gupta’s most recent work was his directed film One Friday Night, with Raveena Tandon and Milind Soman. He previously worked as a screenwriter in Ram Gopal Varma’s team, and contributed to films like D and Sarkar.
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