A farmer from Pune district has filed a civil suit against actress Sonali Bendre and her director husband Goldie Behl, accusing them of land encroachment and “mafia-style” intimidation. But the actor denied the allegations and described the case as a false attempt to extort money.
A farmer from Pune district has filed a civil suit against actress Sonali Bendre and her director husband Goldie Behl, accusing them of land encroachment and “mafia-style” intimidation. But the actress denied the accusations and described the case as a false attempt to extort money.
The farmers allege illegal seizure and intimidation
According to PTI, the complainants, Chandrakant Balu Shinde (50) and his mother Kamalbhai (75), claimed that the celebrity couple used their social influence and allegedly sought help from local police to forcefully grab 30 guntas (over 32,000 sq ft) land in Uksan village in Maval taluka.The case was filed last month in a civil court in Vadgaon Maval through advocate Vanraj Shinde. The next hearing is scheduled to be held on April 24.
Demanding rental rights for decades
According to the lawsuit, the Shinde family had been farming the land as “protected tenants” since the 1940s. They claimed that their names were removed from revenue records in the 1980s without any notice.The dispute began, according to the complaint, after the original landowners allegedly sold the property to a local individual in 2012. A portion of that land was later sold to Goldie Biehl in March 2021.The mother-son duo have described these transactions as “illegal and void”, claiming that their rental rights were never legally terminated.
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Allegations of threats and police bias
The plaintiffs also alleged that they were subjected to intimidation and abuse of power. According to the lawsuit, on December 14, 2025, Sonali Bendre and Goldie Behl allegedly arrived at the site with workers and heavy machinery to begin unauthorized construction.When Kamalbhai tried to intervene, she was allegedly threatened. The complaint also alleges that police officials on the scene warned the family not to be involved in false theft cases if they continued to “harass” the couple.
Sonali Bendre denies these accusations
Responding to the allegations, Sonali Bendre confirmed that her name does not appear on any of the land purchase documents related to the Maval property.Her lawyer, Raju Shinde, described the case as baseless and said: “This is a false case planned only to extort money.”The matter will now be pursued in court as both sides prepare to present their arguments.
