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Upaasna Singh Accuses Poonam Dhillon, Padmini Kolhapure of Breaking ₹90 Lakh FD Without Permission.
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News18•01-10-2026, 13:28
Upaasna Singh Accuses Poonam Dhillon, Padmini Kolhapure of Breaking ₹90 Lakh FD Without Permission.
- •The dispute within the Cine & Television Artistes' Association (CINTAA) has deepened, with Upaasna Singh alleging misuse of funds.
- •Upaasna Singh and Nagma claim that frozen bank accounts were unfrozen and a ₹90 lakh CINTAA FD was broken after the committee was dissolved.
- •Upaasna Singh stated that CINTAA has accounts and FDs in five banks, and requests were made to freeze accounts until a court decision or new committee formation.
- •Upaasna Singh accused Poonam Dhillon, Padmini Kolhapure, and Paintal of using old CINTAA papers and stamps to complete KYC and activate accounts.
- •Nagma questioned the use of FD money to pay staff salaries, stating it belongs to artists and should not be used this way, especially before the court's October 26 decision.
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Upaasna Singh has accused Poonam Dhillon, Padmini Kolhapure, and Paintal of misusing CINTAA funds by reopening dissolved bank accounts and breaking a fixed deposit worth approximately ₹90 lakh without member permission or a court decision.
Actress Nagma expressed strong displeasure over breaking the organization's fixed deposit to pay office staff salaries, stating that artist funds should not be used in this manner while a court date for the dispute is pending.
According to Upaasna Singh, they visited the bank with office staff, completed the KYC process using CINTAA's old papers and stamps, and activated the accounts by identifying themselves as committee members.
