New Delhi. Producers Ekta Kapoor, actress Bipasha Basu and Neha Dhupia may also be questioned in the 60 crore fraud case associated with Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra. The Economic Offenses Branch of the Mumbai Police (EOW) has found evidence that some part of this money has also been transferred to Ekta Kapoor, Bipasha Basu and Neha Dhupia’s bank account. For this reason, these three can be summoned soon by issuing notice. The Mumbai Police may ask celebrities as to what amount they were paid for.
EOW has just issued a look out circular against Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra on 5 September. A businessman named Deepak Kothari filed a case against Shilpa and Raj on charges of fraud of Rs 60 crore. According to Deepak Kothari, he had invested Rs 60 crore in Shilpa and Raj’s Best Deal TV Private Limited. Kothari alleged that the Kundra couple used this money in their personal work. However, he was assured that his amount would be returned within the stipulated time with an annual interest of 12 percent.
Shilpa Shetty herself guaranteed her return to her money, but later Shilpa Shetty resigned as the director of the company. After this, the company also became bankrupt. Best Deal TV was an e-commerce platform through which various products were sold on TV with celebrity endorsement. Many celebrities also promoted their products through this and for this they received money from the company. EOW is investigating how much truth is there in the allegations that Deepak Kothari has made on the Kundra couple.
