Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has filed a case against actor Shilpa Shetty, her husband Raj Kundra, and an unidentified individual. They are accused of defrauding a 60-year-old businessman out of ₹60.48 crore in a loan and investment deal related to their company, Best Deal TV Private Limited.
The police said after a preliminary inquiry, the EOW registered the offence at Juhu police station against the actor and her husband. The case was registered based on a complaint by Deepak Kothari, 60 a businessman and the director of Lotus Capital Financial Services who was introduced to the glam couple through a common friend.
The couple then held 87.6 % shares in the firm, Best Deal TV Private Limited, on online shopping and retail platforms. They demanded the money as an investment; however, they later convinced Kothari to transfer it as an investment, promising a monthly return and repayment of the principal amount.
Earlier in 2024, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried out raids at the residence and office of businessman Raj Kundra, husband of actor Shilpa Shetty, in Mumbai, in a money laundering investigation linked to a porn network case against him. The agency is also searching the premises of Kundra’s associates, according to officials.
According to the case details, aspiring models and actors were lured with promises of movie roles but were coerced into participating in pornographic films. The shoots typically took place in rented bungalows or apartments in Mumbai.
Kundra was arrested in June 2021 on charges of allegedly producing pornographic films. He was later granted bail in September 2021, after spending two months in jail.
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