Thane court rejects Mamta Kulkarni's plea to de-freeze bank accounts over 2016 drugs case
FirstpostMamta Kulkarni, accused in a multi-crore drug deal, said in her plea she was the sole breadwinner of her family and also had to look after the medical expenses of her sister. A special court in Thane has rejected former Bollywood actress Mamta Kulkarni’s application for de-freezing her six bank accounts, three FDs and releasing two Mumbai flats sealed in connection with a Rs 2,000-crore drugs case. In his order, Judge Gupta said, “.accused has not turned up before the Court nor appeared before investigating agency, hence, in the said facts and circumstances, I do not find any substance to defreeze the bank accounts and de-seal the flats as prayed. “It is made clear observations made herein are for the limited purpose for deciding present application, it shall not have effect on merits of the case,” the court said.