Shilpa Shetty-Raj Kundra Fraud Case: Actress Summoned After EOW Traces Rs 15 Crore Transaction To Her Company

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra are being investigated for an alleged Rs 60 crore fraud. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police, investigating the case, has found a suspicious transfer of Rs 15 crore to the actress' company. She has been summoned for questioning by the officials.Shilpa Shetty Summoned Over Rs 15 Crore TransactionIANS reported on Thursday: "Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) is probing a ₹60 crore fraud case involving Raj Kundra and actress Shilpa Shetty. Investigations revealed Raj Kundra transferred Rs 15 crore to Shilpa Shetty’s company. The EOW plans to summon Shilpa for questioning to clarify billing and advertising expenses. Key documents remain pending, and some funds were routed to sister

companies: Mumbai Police."The update comes days after Raj claimed that they had not done anything wrong. More details about the transaction are awaited.More About Shilpa Shetty-Raj Kundra Fraud CaseIn August, businessman Deepak Kothari, director of Lotus Capital Financial Services Ltd, lodged a complaint against the celebrity couple and another individual, accusing them of cheating him of over Rs 60 crore. He claimed that between 2015 and 2023, the couple accepted the funds under the guise of expanding their business but allegedly diverted the money for personal use instead.Shilpa and Raj's lawyer had earlier rubbished the allegations of fraud. “My clients have been informed by certain segment of electronic and print media that there is an alleged case registered against my clients at the Economic offence wing , Mumbai. At the outset , my clients deny all the allegations against my clients which are purely civil in nature and have been adjudicated by the NCLT Mumbai on 04/10/2024. This is an old transaction , wherein the company went in to financial distress and eventually got entangled in a long legal battle at the NCLT,” said Advocate Prashant Patil in a statement.