Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has landed in a controversy for her alleged involvement in the Rs 60 crore fraud case. She recently recorded her statement with Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) for about Rs 4.5 hours. Know all about the controversy and why Shilpa Shetty was questioned by EOW.
Shilpa Shetty Fraud Case Controversy Explained:
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 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.”
“My clients are moving the Honourable Bombay High Court for seeking relief against the defamatory campaign adopted by certain media outlets against my client Mrs 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,” the statement concluded.
Raj Kundra will reportedly be summoned again by the Mumbai Police next week for another round of interrogation.
