Shilpa Shetty Controversy: Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband, businessman Raj Kundra are once again seen getting into legal trouble. On one hand, this couple is embroiled in a fraud case of Rs. 60 crores, on the other hand, on Wednesday, December 17, the Income Tax Department has raided Shilpa Shetty’s Bastion restaurant in Karnataka. Many Income Tax officers reached the spot and a search operation was conducted for hours. Now Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra have given clarification on this entire controversy by issuing their official statement through social media.
Amidst these serious allegations Shilpa Shetty And Raj Kundra issued a statement completely rejecting all the claims made against him. Kundra said that the claims being made against him are “baseless and malicious”. He clarified that this matter is already before the Honorable High Court. It has been said in this statement that we deny these rumours. This issue is being given a criminal color without any legal basis. “We have already filed a ‘quashing petition’ (petition to quash the case) in the High Court.”
Expressed confidence in the justice system
It has also been said in this statement that they are fully cooperating with the investigating agencies. He also appealed to the media to exercise restraint and said, “We have full faith in the Indian justice system and law enforcement officials. We are confident that justice will prevail in the end. Since the matter is still in the court, we request them not to spread false information on this.”
Why is Shilpa Shetty’s Bastion embroiled in controversy?
Actually, after Mumbai, Shilpa Shetty has started a branch of her restaurant Bastion in Bangalore, Karnataka. Recently, this restaurant was accused of organizing a party late at night without anyone’s permission, violating the rules. After the video of this party went viral, Karnataka Police has also filed a complaint against the restaurant.
Know what is the whole matter of Rs 60 crore?
This entire controversy is related to the complaint of businessman Deepak Kothari, director of ‘Lotus Capital Financial Services’. According to reports, Deepak Kothari has alleged that Raj Kundra And Shilpa Shetty had taken funds from him on the pretext of expanding her business. But the couple used that money for their personal expenses instead of business expansion. The Economic Offenses Wing (EOW) is currently investigating this alleged ‘money trail’ (money transaction). Officials say that they are closely investigating the financial transactions to clarify where and how the funds were used.
There is a ban on foreign travel
As a part of the investigation, the authorities have also issued a Look Out Circular (LOC) against Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty, barring them from leaving the country. The couple had approached the Bombay High Court against this ban. While hearing the case, the High Court has directed as an interim relief that if the couple wants to go abroad, they will have to deposit Rs 60 crore or give a bank guarantee of the same amount.
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