I've been framed: Koena Mitra on six month jail sentence

Actor says she will challenge the order in a higher court

Bollywood actor Koena Mitra has been sentenced to six months in prison in a cheque-bouncing case. She says she has been framed, adding that she will challenge the order in a higher court, reported India Today.

The case was registered against Koena in accordance with a complaint lodged by model Poonam Sethi in 2013. Following this, Koena was asked to pay INR464,000 of which INR164,000 was interest component, to complainant Sethi.



“It is a court matter, so obviously we will go to the higher court to challenge the order. The higher court will give us an order (and) only then can we talk about it. Right now, I don’t have anything to say except that it’s a fraud case and I am being framed,” Koena shared.

Sethi’s complaint states that Koena had, over time, borrowed INR2 million from her. When the actor gave Sethi a cheque of  INR300,000 as part of the repayment, it bounced, reportedly for ‘want of funds’.

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At the Andheri Metropolitan court in Mumbai, Magistrate Ketaki Chavan rejected Koena’s arguments, which included her claim that Sethi could not afford to lend her INR2 million.

Koena said that her lawyer wasn’t present in the court during the final argument, so the order was passed without her side of the argument being presented. She added that her lawyers are currently working on a challenge plea.

“My advocate has to appear for the final argument, too, and the magistrate didn’t give me a chance. We will challenge this order in the higher court,” said Koena.

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