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Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt and wife Shwetambari sent to judicial custody, 7 days after remand in Rs 30 cr fraud case
Updated On: 17 December, 2025 01:18 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt and his wife Shwetambari were sent to judicial custody in Udaipur in a Rs 30 crore fraud case after the court declined interim bail on medical grounds. They are accused of cheating Indira IVF founder Dr Ajay Murdia, allegations Bhatt has denied

Vikram Bhatt
On December 9, a court in Udaipur ordered filmmaker Vikram Bhatt and his wife, Shwetambari, to seven days' police prison for an alleged Rs 30 crore fraud case. On Tuesday, the couple's lawyer requested that interim bail be granted for medical reasons. However, the court placed them in judicial custody.
According to Advocate Manzoor Hussain, the accused's lawyer filed an application for interim bail, urging that it be granted on medical grounds. If temporary bail is granted before the court session concludes, both individuals may be released for a brief period to undergo medical treatment. Everything depends on the court's decision."
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