Sunny Deol’s Juhu villa not to be auctioned; bank withdraws notice citing ‘technical glitch’

A day after it was reported that Sunny Deol’s Juhu villa is being auctioned by the Bank of Baroda to recover a loan given to the actor, the bank has withdrawn the e-auction notice citing ‘technical reasons’.

The notice for auction was put up by the Bank of Baroda in a national newspaper on August 20 stating that Mr Deol's property was put on the block to recover ₹ 56 crore through an e-auction to be held on August 25. It stated that the Gurdaspur MP has been in default on a ₹ 55.99 crore loan from Bank of Baroda since December 2022.

Bank of Baroda has now issued a corrigendum. It reads, ‘Corrigendum to E Auction Sale Notice dated 19.08.2023 published in The Times of India Mumbai Edition (Pg.3) dated 20.08.2023 with regards to Sale Notice in respect of Mr. Ajay Sing Deol Alias Mr. Sunny Deol Stands Withdrawn due to Technical Reasons for the below mentioned Property :All That piece and parcel of land bearing Survey No. 41 Hissa No 5 (Pt) CTS No. 173 of Village Juhu Taluka Andheri Mumbai Suburban Dist, Admeasuring 599.44 Sq Mtrs underneath a structure known as Sunny Villa situated at Gandhigram Road Juhu Mumbai 400049. Bearing New Municipal assessment No. 00121047 situated in registration District and Sub district of Mumbai Suburban.’

Sunny Deol's team had confirmed the auction notice and also mentioned that the actor would be clearing the dues in a day or two. ‘We are in the process of resolving this issue and the issue will be resolved. We request no further speculation on the same,’ the actor’s representative said.

On the work front, Sunny Deol's film 'Gadar 2' is currently performing successfully at the box office.

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