Tarun Shah, Secretary of film financier Bharat Shah and absconding accused in a case of alleged nexus of Bollywood with the underworld, today surrendered before a special court here. Tarun had been absconding for last two years and the court had attached his properties while declaring him as a proclaimed offender. The properties attached included his flat in posh Tardeo area of south Mumbai. As soon as Tarun surrendered, the court ordered the police to take him into custody. The prosecution sought time to file remand papers and seek his custody. Designated Judge A P Bhangale kept the matter for the post-lunch session. Tarun was facing the charge of conniving with Shah to target film personalities for personal gains. He was booked under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). Shah was convicted and sentenced to one years' RI on the charge of concealing information about the Bollywood-underworld links. However, he was let off the hook as he had already spent the period in jail. Co-accused, Nasim Rizvi, producer of "Chori Chori Chupke Chupke" and his secretary Abdul Rahim Allah Baksh were also convicted and sentenced to five years' RI on the charge of conniving with the underworld to target film personalities for personal gains.
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