Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband, businessman Raj Kundra, are under the scanner for their alleged connection to a major fraud case. Recent reports suggested that Raj Kundra had transferred around Rs 15 crore to a company owned by Shilpa Shetty. Her lawyer has now come out strongly, calling the claims “fake” and “mischievous”.
Reports suggest Rs 15 crore allegedly transferred
According to an earlier report by NDTV, Rs 15 crore of the alleged Rs 60 crore fraud was said to have been transferred to a company owned by Shilpa Shetty Kundra. The report suggested that this money was under investigation by the Economic Offence Wing (EOW).
Shilpa Shetty’s lawyer refutes these allegations
As reported by IANS, Shilpa’s lawyer, Prashant Patil, has strongly denied the reports. He said the news has forced the actress to take legal action to protect her image and reputation.Patil issued a statement saying, “At the outset, we would like to state that this piece of information is totally fake and mischievous intentionally planted in the public domain to defame my client. We shall go to the root of mischief and adopt the due process of law to file criminal proceedings and civil damages against all the news articles circulated mischievously to defame my client. No such amount was ever received by my client Mrs Shilpa Shetty Kundra and at this stage, we cannot reveal anything further as the matter is subjudice. My clients are however, compelled to initiate criminal and civil cases against all the fake media articles who have circulated the news without verifying the truth.”He further added, “We have always cooperated with the investigation agencies and shall always cooperate to the best of our ability. However, defamatory articles and news shall be dealt with strongly by adopting the procedure established by law as it infringes the Fundamental Rights of my client. My clients are moving the Honourable Bombay High Court for seeking relief against the defamatory campaign adopted by certain media outlets against my client Shilpa Shetty Kundra. For all the articles whomsoever have published online news about fake stories and unverified facts shall face the consequences for their actions in the court of law.”
Businessman lodges complaint over alleged fraud
Earlier, a complaint was lodged by businessman Deepak Kothari, director at Lotus Capital Financial Services. He accused Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra of cheating him of Rs 60.48 crore. According to the complaint, these funds were allegedly given between 2015 and 2023 through their now-defunct company.
