India, Dec. 26 -- A former accountant of actor Farhan Akhtar's film production company was booked on Wednesday for allegedly misappropriating funds meant for Goods and Services Tax (GST) payment of the firm's chief executive officer, causing a loss of Rs.65 lakh.

According to the police, Bhagwan Kaskar, an accountant who worked in the firm's accounts department, was responsible for handling GST filings for some individuals associated with the firm. Vishal Ramchandani, 39, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Farhan Akhtar's production firm, Excel Entertainment Pvt Ltd, had also entrusted Kaskar with paying his personal GST dues and transferred the amounts in instalments to his bank account. Kaskar left the company in 2021 but continued t...