Amid the ongoing fraud case against actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra`s husband, Raj Kundra, recent reports suggested that the Bombay High Court had ordered Shilpa and Raj Kundra to deposit Rs 60 crore if they wish to travel. This came in response to the hearing of the couple`s plea held on Wednesday. However, Raj Kundra has not clarified that the court has not directed him to deposit any amount.
Raj Kundra reacts to Bombay HC`s alleged orders
Raj Kundra told Hindustan Times, “The court has not directed me to deposit any amount, as incorrectly stated. It has merely sought details regarding the purpose of travel along with the formal correspondence to be submitted on the next hearing date, October 14.”
He further expressed frustration over what he called “repeated misrepresentations” by the claimant in the case, saying, “I have had enough of the claimant’s repeated misrepresentations, and action is being taken against the claimant as we speak. Many facts will come to light in the coming days. I urge the media to verify facts before publishing misleading information.”
About the case
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said it would consider the plea filed by actor Shilpa Shetty and her husband to travel abroad only if they deposit Rs 60 crore, the amount involved in a cheating case against them.
A case was registered against Shetty and her husband, Raj Kundra, at Juhu police station in Mumbai on August 14 for allegedly duping businessman Deepak Kothari (60) of nearly Rs 60 crore in a loan-cum-investment deal. The couple last month filed a petition in HC seeking suspension of the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against them by police in the case, so that they can travel for their professional commitments and leisure trips abroad.
The complaint was lodged against the couple by Kothari, alleging that between 2015 to 2023, they had induced him to invest Rs 60 crore in their company Best Deal TV Pvt Ltd, but the amount was used for their own personal benefits. A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad on Wednesday said it cannot permit leisure trips when the duo is accused in the cheating and fraud case.
(With inputs from PTI)
