A complaint has been filed against actor-politician Soham Chakraborty at the Charu Market Police Station in Kolkata.
The complaint alleging fraud was lodged by a businessman named Kaushik Karmakar stating that Rs 1.05 crore was handed over to Chakraborty as an investment in his company, ‘Soham Entertainment’.
Under the agreement, Chakraborty was expected to act in a film which was ultimately never shot, and the script was shelved indefinitely. It has been claimed that when a refund was sought, the actor used his political standing to issue threats.
The investment was made into Soham Entertainment in 2022 through a representative of a firm based in Ariadaha in North 24 Parganas district. Chakraborty reportedly breached the agreement. Furthermore, it has been claimed that the contract itself was executed using multiple forged documents.
Charges of fraud and forgery were filed at the Charu Market Police Station, most of which fall under non-bailable sections. The police have initiated an investigation and are in the process of requisitioning documents from the company.
The Tollywood actor, who had joined the Trinamool Congress in 2014, lost from the Karimpur Assembly Constituency in Nadia district in the recently-concluded 2026 assembly elections.
Soham Allegedly Took Rs 15 Lakh
Earlier in May, a resident of South Dinajpur’s Balurghat had filed a complaint against Chakraborty, claiming that the actor-politician had taken Rs 15 lakh to play a leading role in a film.
The complainant also mentioned that he had requested Chakraborty to return the money when the former was in financial distress.