What Did Shilpa Shetty Reveal to Mumbai Police in the Rs. 60 Crore Fraud Case?

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Key Takeaways
- Shilpa Shetty has recorded her statement regarding an alleged fraud case.
- The fraud amount is reportedly Rs. 60 crore.
- Shilpa's husband Raj Kundra is also under investigation.
- Documents related to the case are currently being verified.
- The investigation is ongoing, with future interrogations planned.
Mumbai, Oct 7 (NationPress) Bollywood star and entrepreneur Shilpa Shetty has given her testimony to the Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) regarding an alleged fraud involving Rs. 60 crore.
An official from the Mumbai Police disclosed that Shilpa was interrogated for approximately 4.5 hours, during which her statement was documented.
As per an EOW officer, the police visited Shilpa’s residence to carry out the questioning. During this process, Shilpa supplied the police with details concerning the purported transactions occurring in the bank account of her advertising firm.
During the investigation, Shilpa also submitted multiple documents to the police, which are currently under examination.
In September, the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai police recorded the testimony of Shilpa’s spouse Raj Kundra in the same Rs. 60 crore fraud investigation.
At that time, the Mumbai Police provided an update, stating: “Ongoing investigations are underway against actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra in an alleged fraud case amounting to Rs. 60 crore. A summon was issued by the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police to Raj Kundra, requiring his appearance for the inquiry.”
They further mentioned that his statements have been documented in the case, and Raj Kundra is expected to be summoned again by the Mumbai Police next week for additional questioning.
For those unaware, businessman Deepak Kothari has accused Shilpa and Raj of conspiring to defraud him of over 60 crores. He asserted that funds provided for business expansion between 2015 and 2023 were instead used for personal expenditures.
Subsequently, Raj alleged that a segment of the Rs. 60 crore fraud amount was disbursed to actresses Bipasha Basu and Neha Dhupia as payment for their services.
According to sources at the time, Raj reportedly indicated that a fraction of the contested money was allocated as fees to Bipasha and Neha. However, during the five-hour interrogation, he allegedly remained silent on numerous significant issues, leading the EOW to plan further rounds of questioning.
Reports have indicated that investigators discovered funds were directly transferred from the company’s accounts to the accounts of four actresses, including Shilpa Shetty, Bipasha Basu, and Neha Dhupia. Additionally, transactions were traced back to Balaji Entertainment.