Actor Shilpa Shetty and her husband, businessman Raj Kundra, have come under the scanner of the Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in connection with an alleged Rs 60 crore fraud.
According to officials, Raj Kundra is accused of transferring around Rs 15 crore from the total sum into a company account owned by Shilpa Shetty. To clarify her involvement, the actress was summoned by the EOW earlier this week for questioning.
Shilpa appeared at the EOW office and was questioned for over four hours about her financial role in the case. During the interrogation, she reportedly provided bank statements and transaction records linked to her advertising company. Police have also seized key documents that are now being reviewed as part of the ongoing probe.
So far, statements from five individuals, including Raj Kundra, have been recorded. Kundra’s own statement was taken in September. Investigators are currently tracing the movement of funds to determine the intent behind the alleged money transfers.
In an official statement, Mumbai Police confirmed, “Investigations are underway against actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra in an alleged fraud case amounting to Rs 60 crore.”
Meanwhile, the couple’s recent plea to travel abroad was denied by the Bombay High Court. Shilpa and Raj had requested permission to go on a family vacation to Phuket, Thailand, from October 2 to 5, which the court rejected. Their appeal to suspend a lookout notice issued against them by the EOW has also not been approved.
The case remains under active investigation, with authorities continuing to gather evidence and assess the financial trail involved.
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