Radhika Kumaraswamy says she received money from imposter as advance

Kannada actress and producer Radhika Kumaraswamy on Wednesday denied she had received Rs 125 crore from S Yuvaraj Swamy Yadav Instead she claimed she had received Rs 15 lakh from him and Rs 60 lakh from a producer that too as an advance for a film in which she was to actIt is worth noting here that the Bengaluru police arrested Swamy Yadav 55 posing as a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS functionary for allegedly cheating government job aspirants by convincing them of his strong political connections on December 17Since last week reports started appearing in a section of the media alleging that Radhika too was involved in this scam as she had received Rs 125 crore from himTo give credence to these reports the police summoned Radhikas elder brother Raviraj and questioned him for more than an hour regarding his connections with Swamy YadavIn a hurriedly convened press conference Radhika told reporters that her family knew Swamy Yadav for the last 17 years and knew him as an astrologer through her fatherHe had predicted that I would be the mother of a girl child when I was 16 year old subsequently he also predicted my fathers death which also came true Similarly there were many incidents that he predicted about our family that turned out to be true Therefore our relationship got stronger over a period of 17 years I was also shocked to hear that he was arrested Prior to his arrest he predicted that I would be in trouble till February of this year and what an ironic prediction it turned out to be I came in trouble only because of him she explainedHe Swamy Yadav had discussed with me that he would be producing a movie Natyarani Shantala Dancing queen Shantala and credited Rs 15 lakh in my account as an advance Subsequently another producer of this movie credited Rs 60 lakh into my account in March 2020 When asked about who was producing the movie he just stated that his brotherinlaw is also partnering with him to produce the movie she saidIn her attempt to distance herself from the controversy she said that her family had been duped on several occasions and despite this her family had never tried to defraud anyone On numerous counts we have been defrauded but our family has remained united she said and quickly asserted that the family was ready to face any consequenceIn response to a question Radhika said that she was not the only person who fell for his ploys but several top ranking VIPs too have fallen for his dubious personality How can I know that person who predicted several good things about our family could do such a thing I was not aware of any of his deeds Our connections with him were limited to astrology and films not beyond that she said and added quickly that Swamy Yadav was not her relativeShe added that their conversations never went beyond films and fixing muhruts auspicious time to start any good work Almost every day he used to change his Whatsapp DP in which either he was seen giving a bouquet or being felicitated by some VIP So I never suspected him or his intentions at all she explainedShe added that her family came to know him through her father about 17 or 18 years ago and he called her sometime early last year when she was in Delhi for work I received a call from him and he also met me in Delhi there itself on the pretext of meeting us after my fathers death in 2019 He came to us and met us in Delhi After this he asked me whether she was interested in acting in movies to which I said she would act if she got a good offer and a script she saidAnswering to a question that does she have any agreement to prove that the advance was given to her for her role in the movie she reasoned that not all movies are agreed upon on the basis of agreement papers Sometimes we actors accept offers based on oral agreements as well This is one such agreement she claimedShe asserted that she will cooperate with the police as and when the police summons her and it is known by now that her brother had already responded to the police summons and faced an inquiry without creating any fussIn 2010 Radhika had hit the headlines when she declared that she was married to former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy in 2006 and had a daughterIt may also be recalled that on December 17 based on complaint Bengalurus Central Crime Branch arrested a 55yearold Yuvaraj Swamy Yadav posing as a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS functionary for allegedly cheating government job aspirants by convincing them of his strong political connectionsThe CCB sleuths arrested Yuvraj a resident of Nagarabhavi and seized 100 cheques worth Rs 91 crore from his residenceAfter his arrest Joint Commissioner of Police Crime Sandeep Patil told reporters that a complaint was filed by a person who had given Yuvaraj Swamy Rs 1 crore after the accused had promised him a tender for a projectThe CCB chief said that Yuvraj had allegedly taken Rs 10 crore from an educationistturned politician from north Karnataka by promising him to help procure a ticket to contest the upcoming Belagavi byelectionsThe politician demanded his money back and Yuvraj told him that he had given the cash to different people in the state and central governments and could not return it The politician filed a complaint through a third party who was also allegedly duped by YuvrajThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever