Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband, businessman Raj Kundra, got involved in a controversy due to their alleged connection in the fraud case. The couple has now been directed to deposit Rs 60 crore if they wish to travel to Los Angeles or any other foreign destinations. They reportedly approached the Bombay High Court after the Look Out Circular (LOC) prevented them from going abroad.
LOC was issued against them in their alleged connection to the Rs 60 crore fraud case. The court observed that the petitioners must deposit the equivalent sum before being allowed to go abroad. Shetty’s lawyer said that she was supposed to travel to Colombo for a YouTube event, scheduled from October 25 to 29. When the court asked to show the invitation, the lawyer revealed that the actress had only spoken on the phone and no invitations would be issued until travel permission was granted.
About the case:
Businessman Deepak Kothari alleged that Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra cheated him out of more than Rs 60 crores. He claimed that the money was used on personal expenses when it was given for business expansion between 2015 and 2023. Kundra reportedly claimed that he paid a part of Rs 60 crore to Neha Dhupia and Bipasha Basu as fees. But later, he maintained his silence, leading EOW to plan further questioning.
Later, it was also reported that a portion of Rs 60 crore was transferred to Shilpa Shetty. Her lawyer earlier dismissed the allegations and issued an official statement.
The statement read, “There are reports circulating in the print and electronic media that my client Mrs Shilpa Shetty Kundra had allegedly received an amount of Rs 15 crore from her husband Raj Kundra almost 10 years ago for a transaction which is allegedly investigated by Economic Offence Wing (Mumbai). 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 sub judice.”
The actress recently recorded her statement with Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) for about Rs 4.5 hours.
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