Goa, June 28 -- Television actors Puja Banerjee and her husband Kunal Verma have been thrust into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, following the registration of an FIR by Goa Police for the alleged abduction and extortion of prominent Bengali filmmaker Shyam Sunder Dey. The case, which has sent ripples through the entertainment world, was initially lodged on June 12 at Panache Police Station in Kolkata by Dey's wife, Malabika, and later transferred to Calangute Police in North Goa, where the alleged events reportedly took place.

The Alleged Incident

According to the FIR, the actor couple-along with businessman Piyush Kothari and several unidentified associates-have been charged with kidnapping, assault, and extortion. On May 31,...