property dispute in family
A property dispute has emerged in the family of veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan regarding his Mumbai residence 'Jalsa'. Ramola Bachchan, wife of Amitabh's younger brother Ajitabh Bachchan, has challenged the gift deed made in 1993. They allege that through this document the ownership of the bungalow was transferred to the name of Jaya Bachchan, while she was not informed about this transaction nor was her consent taken.
Ramola raised questions
According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, Ramola has filed several complaints with the office of the sub-registrar of cooperative societies in the last seven months. He says that Jalsa was earlier registered in his name, but later it was transferred to the name of Jaya Bachchan through a gift deed.
The report said that in the records of Kapol Housing Society, Jaya Bachchan is mentioned as the owner of the bungalow, while Ramola's name is still present in the property card of the Maharashtra government. Ramola claims that the 1993 gift deed was made on ordinary paper, with no stamp duty paid and no signatures of witnesses. He has also raised questions on the registration of the document and its regularization under the Abhay scheme of the Maharashtra government.
hearing process
Deputy Registrar Faiyaz Mulani has confirmed the complaint and said that hearing in the case has started. Reply has been sought from the concerned parties. Amitabh Bachchan has not commented on the matter, and Jaya Bachchan also could not be contacted. Abhishek Bachchan's spokesperson has refused to comment, calling it an internal matter of the family. Meanwhile, the authorities have not taken any final decision on the validity of the documents and ownership.
Amitabh meeting fans
Amidst this controversy, Amitabh Bachchan met fans outside Jalsa as part of his Sunday program 'Sunday Darshan' on November 8 and wished them a happy Diwali. This time there was no bulletproof glass around him. His son Abhishek Bachchan and film producer Bunty Walia were also involved in the security arrangements.
Questions raised on security
This was Amitabh's second 'Sunday Darshan' when his name was also included in a threatening letter sent to the Mayor of Mumbai. Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant raised questions on the removal of bulletproof glass and said whether the reason behind this is to eliminate the security threat or the issue of the government's image, only Amitabh can answer this. Referring to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, he said that many Bollywood celebrities are living in fear of criminals. Recently, members of this gang had claimed responsibility for the shooting of actor Tiger Shroff.