The Amboli police have registered a cheating case against the upcoming KD: The Devil movie star Dhruva Kumar alias Dhruva Sarja, after he was accused of duping famed director and producer Raghavendra Hegde of crores of rupees.

In his statement to the Amboli police, filmmaker Raghvendra Hegde recounted that, “After the success of my first film, in the year 2016, South Indian film actor Dhruva Kumar alias Dhruva Sarja came to my office and expressed his desire to work with me in a film. Sarja continuously pursued me to work together from 2016 to 2018 and also gave me the script of a film (The Soldier).”

Hegde stated that after repeated requests and insistence from Sarja, he agreed to collaborate. “Then one day, Sarja requested me to give him Rs 3 core before signing a contract with him, so that he could buy a flat for himself. At that time, Sarja assured me that he would soon start working on our above-mentioned film,” Hegde told police.