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Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra Booked: What Is the ₹60 Crore Cheating Case Against Them?

Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra face charges for allegedly diverting Rs 60.48 crore meant for business expansion, with the Economic Offences Wing investigating alleged fund misappropriation.

  • On August 14, 2025, the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police booked Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra and her husband Raj Kundra for allegedly cheating businessman Deepak Kothari of Rs 60.48 crores in a loan-investment scheme tied to Best Deal TV Pvt Ltd.
  • Seeking to fund Best Deal TV’s expansion, they proposed a Rs 75 crore loan at 12%, routed as an investment under a share subscription agreement and supplementary agreement, promising monthly returns.
  • Initially filed at Juhu Police Station, the FIR was transferred to the EOW after the amount exceeded Rs 10 crores, prompting a detailed investigation.
  • Responding to the FIR, Advocate Prashant Patil said his clients deny all allegations as purely civil and adjudicated by NCLT Mumbai on 04/10/2024, with chartered accountants visiting the police station more than 15 times over the past year.
  • Beyond this case, the couple faced a nearly Rs 100 crore Bitcoin scandal in 2024, with the ED alleging properties worth more than Rs 97 crore linked to a Bitcoin Ponzi scheme.
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Shilpa Shetty and her husband, businessman Raj Kundra, are in trouble again. A case has been filed against Shilpa-Raj and another person for cheating a businessman. It is being said that this fraud is worth up to 60 crores. Meanwhile, Shilpa and Raj's lawyer Prashant Patil has called the allegations false.

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NDTV broke the news in New Delhi, India on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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