New Delhi, July 21 -- The Supreme Court on Monday granted protection from arrest to actor Shreyas Talpade in connection with alleged financial crime committed by a Haryana cooperative society accused of defrauding investors.

A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and K V Viswanathan issued notice to Haryana Police and others on the actor's plea.

Additional Commissioner of Police, Murthal, Sonipat, Ajeet Singh said the complaint was against a multi-marketing company under investigated.

It is alleged that Talpade promoted the co-operative society as its brand ambassador and that his endorsement induced members of the public to invest in the society's financial schemes.

"It has been alleged that they were its brand ambassadors and victims ge...