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Harshad Mehta — “Big Bull of Dalal Street.” Ek aisa aadmi jo sirf ₹40 lekar Mumbai aaya tha, aur ek time pe India ka sabse charchit stockbroker ban gaya. Unka lifestyle? Worli mein 15,000 sq ft ka luxurious penthouse, Toyota Lexus, imported gadgets, private theatre, billiards room — sab kuch. Log unhe “Amitabh Bachchan of the Stock Market” kehte the.
Phir 1992 me sab kuch toot gaya.
Scam ke baad kya hua?
Jab April 1992 me journalist Sucheta Dalal ne Times of India me scam expose kiya, tab Harshad Mehta ka poora empire ek hi jhatkay me baith gaya. Harshad aur unke bhai Ashwin Mehta pe approximately 600 civil lawsuits aur 76 criminal charges laga diye gaye, aur government ne unke assets ka bada hissa seize kar liya.
Harshad pe total 27 criminal charges the, jisme se unhe sirf 4 mein convicted kiya gaya — aur woh bhi unki death se pehle.
Scam expose hote hi:
- Unka Worli wala Madhuli Apartments ka massive penthouse — seize
- Cars — seize
- Stocks, investments — seize
- Bank accounts — freeze
Woh Famous Ghar — Kya Hua Uska?
Scam ke 16 saal baad, custodian ne Madhuli complex me unke family ke 8 apartments auction kar diye. Sirf ek apartment — unki maa Rasila Mehta ke naam wala — family ke paas raha.
Unka iconic 15,000 sq ft ka Worli residence seize karke government ne auction karwa diya. Ek businessman Ashok Samani ne yeh famous ghar ₹32.6 crore me kharida.
Woh ghar — jisme kabhi private theatre tha, billiards room tha, aur Mumbai ke top industrialists aate the — woh sab ek jhatke me chala gaya.
Ab baat karte he Family Members ki
Jyoti Mehta — Patni (Wife)
Jyoti Mehta ek simple housewife thi jab yeh sab hua. Jyoti ne khud kaha ki woh ek housewife thi aur unki health bhi theek nahi thi — isliye Harshad ko defend karna unke liye bahut mushkil tha. Aur dono hi — Harshad ki maut ke baad bhi — unke assets decades tak attached rahe.
Lekin Jyoti ne haar nahi mani. 2019 me, Income Tax tribunal ne ₹2.014 crore ka almost poora tax demand — Harshad, Jyoti, aur Ashwin teeno pe — hatak diya. Jyoti ne ek stockbroker Kishore Janani aur Federal Bank ke khilaf bhi case jeet liya — jinhone Harshad ke ₹6 crore dene the — aur court ne 18% interest ke saath woh amount dilayi.
Interest calculate karne par yeh roughly ₹524 crore tak pahunch gaya tha.
Jyoti ne ek website bhi launch ki apne late husband ke naam pe — jiska maqsad yeh publicly share karna tha ki un par aur unki family pe Income Tax Department ki taraf se kya “harassment” ho rahi hai — 30 saalo se zyada arse tak, 1,200 se zyada cases jeetne ke bawajood.
Ashwin Mehta — Chota Bhai
Ashwin Mehta — Harshad ka sabse wafadar bhai. Jab duniya ne Harshad ka saath chhod diya, Ashwin khade rahe.
Ashwin Mehta ne law ki degree complete ki aur aaj woh Mumbai High Court aur Supreme Court mein practice karte hain. Unhone Harshad ke kai cases handle kiye aur apne bhai ka naam saaf karne ki koshish mein banks ko approximately ₹1,700 crore pay kiye.
2018 mein, special court ne Ashwin ko SBI ko dupe karne ke case mein acquit kar diya.
Yeh ek insaan ki dedication hai — bhai ke liye decades ki ladaai.
📌 Atur Mehta — Beta (Son)
Harshad ke bete Atur Mehta ke baare mein zyada pata nahi chalta kyunki woh limelight se door rehte hain. Ek report ke mutabiq, Atur ek businessman hain lekin interviews nahi dete.
Ekdum privacy mein zindagi jeete hain — understandable bhi hai, ek itne bade scam ka naam lekar jeena asaan nahi hota.
📌 Rasila Mehta — Maa
Harshad ki maa Rasila Mehta ne bhi apni zindagi ka bada hissa yahi court battles mein bitaaya. 26 April 2020 ko 84 saal ki umra mein unka intekaal ho gaya — bina justice mile. Unke Supreme Court appeals 2011 se pending the aur unhone urgent hearing ke liye applications bhi daali thi, lekin unke jeete ji woh appeals nahi sun paaye.
Ek maa ki dastaan — jo apne bete ke naam ke liye ladi, aur chali gayi bina koi nateeja dekhe.
💰 Kya Mehta Family Abhi Bhi Ameer Hai?
Seedha jawab? Pehle jaisi nahi rahi.
Scam ki wajah se family ki financial situation bahut zyada damage ho gayi. Authorities ne unki majority fortune — assets, luxury homes, gaadiyaan — sab le liya. Jyoti aur Atur ne court battles ke through kuch assets wapas lene ki koshish ki, aur kuch paisa recover bhi hua — lekin scam mein jo massive losses hue, unhone family ki daulat ka bada hissa tabah kar diya.
Ek interesting cheez — Harshad Mehta family abhi bhi Apollo Tyres mein 2.13% equity hold karti hai, jo unhone 1990 ke late mein kharidi thi. Stock Daddy Yeh ek reminder hai ki sab kuch nahi gaya.
Custodian ne family members ko sirf ₹16.07 crore ke loans diye the, lekin unke paas se ₹3,000 crore se zyada le liya — jiska family ko abhi bhi malal hai.
Ek Line Me Summary
Harshad Mehta ki family ne ek empire ka rise aur catastrophic fall dono dekha. Jeb se upar uthne wala aadmi, Dalal Street ka “Big Bull” — uski family ne uske baad jo 30 saal jeaya, woh court rooms, seized assets, broken homes, aur ek naa khatam hone waali legal ladaai se bhara raha.
Paise gaye, ghar gaya, reputation gaya — lekin family ki himmat nahi gayi.
“Scam 1992″ series dekh ke log Harshad ko hero samajhte hain — lekin asli hero toh woh log hain jo uske baad bhi khade rahe.” 🙏