Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra, her businessman husband Raj Kundra, and another unidentified person have been booked by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) for allegedly cheating a Mumbai-based businessman of Rs 60.4 crore in a loan-cum-investment deal involving their now-defunct company, Best Deal TV Pvt Ltd. Police said the case stems from allegations made by businessman Deepak Kothari.
Kothari claims that the money, given between 2015 and 2023 for the purpose of business expansion, was instead diverted for personal use by the accused. Following a preliminary inquiry into his complaint, the offence was registered under sections related to cheating and forgery.
The case was initially filed at Juhu police station, but due to the amount involved exceeding ₹10 crore, it was transferred to the EOW for further investigation. Authorities are now probing the financial transactions linked to the alleged fraud.
