Following accusations that Raj Kundra paid Rs 15 crore to a firm owned by Shilpa Shetty, her lawyer, Prashant Patil, issued a statement claiming that the report is “totally fake” and “intentionally planted in the public domain to defame” Shilpa. According to her lawyer`s statement, they will seek damages “against all the news articles” that they believe have been “circulated mischievously.” According to the statement, Shilpa never got “such an amount.” According to the statement, Shilpa would take this matter to the Bombay High Court.
Shilpa takes the matter to high court
“We shall go to the root of mischief and adopt the due process of law to file criminal proceedings and civil damages against all the news articles circulated mischievously to defame my client. No such amount was ever received by my client, Mrs Shilpa Shetty Kundra, and at this stage, we cannot reveal anything further as the matter is sub judice,” a part of the statement read.
“My clients are, however, compelled to initiate criminal and civil cases against all the fake media articles that have circulated the news without verifying the truth. By intentionally defaming my client, Mrs Shilpa Shetty Kundra, she is now compelled to seek the protection of law enforcement agencies against such mischievous conduct of certain individuals. We have always cooperated with the investigation agencies and shall always cooperate with the best of our ability,” the statement added.
All about the case
Previously, an NDTV investigation said that Raj Kundra transferred Rs 15 crore of the Rs 60 crore to an account owned by Shilpa Shetty. According to the article, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) had disclosed this, and Shilpa would be summoned in for interrogation soon.
Earlier this month, the Mumbai Police`s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) recorded Raj`s statement in connection with the Rs 60 crore fraud investigation. At the time, a senior IPS told The Indian Express, “We have recorded Kundra`s statement and will probably summon him next week as more witnesses need to be verified before the next round of interrogation.” Raj and Shilpa were charged with cheating in August, and a Look-Out Circular (LOC) was issued against them in September. Shilpa has not been summoned for interrogation thus far.
Deepak Kothari, a director of Lotus Capital Financial Services Limited, a loan provider, made the complaint that led to the case against Raj and Shilpa. He claimed that the couple approached him because they sought a loan. He claimed to have transferred Rs 31.95 crore in April 2015 and Rs 28.53 crore in September 2015. He said that he made numerous attempts to collect the money but was unsuccessful. He claimed that the couple defrauded him and exploited the money for personal gain.
