The former manager of a closure-hit Dundee restaurant has been reported to police by her ex-business partner.
Rami Sarraf was the silent partner in the firm behind Brassica, Tayone Food Limited.
He took control of the restaurant after staff walked out in a dispute over pay and said he has reported former manager Dea McGill to Police Scotland’s Tayside Division.
A spokesman for the force said: “We are aware of the matter and looking into it.”
Ms McGill denies any wrongdoing and said she was unaware of any criminal investigation.
She alleges she was been pushed out of the business by Mr Sarraf.
“My story hasn’t changed,” Ms McGill said.
“I went into this project wholeheartedly because I wanted to develop something nice for the waterfront. That was important to me.
“I worked very hard for quite a long time and did the best that I could – I think the space speaks for itself.
“We started really well until the 14th of June when things started to change. It became clear he didn’t want me as a business partner.”
She added: “We did have debts to pay, we needed to stabilise and restructure but it was nothing unusual.”
Administrators were called into the business last month.
Mr Sarraf, a dentist, said the only other option was liquidation and ending the business completely.
He said: “I have set up a new company and I made a successful bid to purchase the business and I am currently in negotiations to try and get the restaurant opened as soon as possible and to offer jobs to all the ex-employees of Tayone Food Limited.
“I have reported the conduct of my fellow director, Dea McGill, to Police Scotland and they are investigating the issues I have raised with them. I cannot say any more about that for fear of jeopardising the investigation.”
Staff at Brassica walked out in a dispute over the non-payment of wages at the beginning of October.
The restaurant has been closed since then but Mr Sarraf aims to re-open the business under a new name, Brasserie Ecosse.
It is understood around £28,000 of wages remain unpaid to former Brassica staff.
Trade unions and anti-poverty groups claim they will protest outside the restaurant if the outstanding sums are not paid.
