The Ernakulam Judicial Magistrate on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against popular Malayalam actor Rizabawa in a cheque bounce case. Reportedly, the actor cheated a Elamakkara native named Sadique by borrowing Rs 11 lakh from him and duped him by giving a cheque that bounced while the latter tried to withdraw the amount.

The incident happened between the years 2014 and 2015. After Sadique lodged a case, the court issued a notice to Rizabawa ordering him to return the amount within a particular time period. As Rizabawa failed to return money to Sadique within the stipulated time, that ended on Tuesday, the court issued the arrest warrant on Wednesday.