India, Feb. 14 -- Ukranian actor Armen Garuh Ataian, arrested in connection with the Rs.1,000-crore Torres Jewellery scam, has claimed that he had nothing to do with the business and was falsely implicated in the case.

In a bail plea filed before the special MPID (Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors) court on Thursday, the 48-year-old actor has claimed that his role was limited to arranging a meeting of some Ukranian nationals with Tausif Riyaz, the chief executive officer of Platinum Hern Private Limited, Torres' parent company.

Ataian, who has played minor roles in Indian films and web series, was arrested in Mumbai on January 28, for allegedly helping the Ukrainian nationals set up Platinum Hern, register the company and...