'The Accidental Prime Minister' director arrested for GST fraud of Rs 34 crore

Vijay Gutte is the son of Maharashtra businessman Ratnakar Gutte who is facing allegations of engineering scam worth Rs 5500 crores.

Image: Instagram/ Vijay Gutte with Anupam Kher

New Delhi: Director of upcoming film The Accidental Prime Minister, Vijay Ratnajkar Gutte, has been arrested for an alleged GST fraud of Rs 34 crore by GST intelligence wing It is alleged that Gutte’s company VRG Digital used fake invoices to claim GST credit of Rs 34 crores. VRG Digital used the fake invoices to show that it used  animation and manpower services worth Rs 266 crores, of a company named Horizon. Horizon has come under the scanner of the government for a GST fraud of Rs. 170 crore. Vijay is the son of Maharashtra businessman Ratnakar Gutte who is facing allegations of engineering scam worth Rs 5500 crores. The Accidental Prime Minister is Gutte’s directorial debut and is set to be released on December 21. The film is based on Sanjay Baru’s book. Anupam Kher is playing Manmohan Singh in the film. Akshay Khanna can be seen as Baru and Divya Seth is playing the role of Manmohan’s wife Gursharan Kaur.