Shilpa Shetty FINALLY breaks silence on Income-Tax raid reports amid Rs 60 crore cheating case, says ‘This is only routine…’

Shilpa Shetty on Thursday turned down reports of an Income-Tax raid taking place at her and her husband Raj Kundra’s Mumbai home. Issuing a clarification, her lawyer, Advocate Prashant Patil, said that no raid had taken place and termed the development a routine follow-up by tax officials.

Statement From Shilpa Shetty’s Lawyer

“On behalf of my client, Mrs. Shilpa Shetty Kundra, I can confirm that there is no Income-Tax ‘raid’ of whatsoever nature against my client. There is only a routine verification by the Income-Tax officials pertaining to follow-up with my client, Mrs. Shilpa Shetty Kundra,” Patil said in a statement.

Not just that, Patil also warned people against linking the matter to any other probe, especially those involving the Economic Offences Wing. “Whomsoever has mischievously claimed in the public domain that these developments have anything to do with the alleged Economic Offences Wing case shall face legal consequences before the appropriate court of law. At the cost of repetition, my client, Mrs. Shilpa Shetty Kundra, states that there is no Income-Tax ‘raid’ at her place,” he added.

Earlier, the actress had categorically denied the “baseless and motivated allegations” regarding the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police invoking Section 420 (cheating) of the India(BHARAT)n Penal Code against her and her husband, Raj Kundra. She later took to Instagram Stories to share a detailed note refuting the claims.

Shilpa Shetty Clarifies

In a social media post, Shilpa wrote, “We categorically deny the baseless and motivated allegations being circulated. The issues sought to be raised are being given a criminal colour without any lawful basis. A quashing petition has already been filed before the High Court and is pending adjudication.”

She further added, “Having fully cooperated with the investigation, we are sanguine that justice will prevail and have complete faith in the law enforcement authorities and the judicial system of our country. We respectfully urge the media to exercise restraint as the matter is sub judice.”

What is Shilpa Shetty’s Rs 60 Crore Fraud Case?

The Rs 60 crore fraud and cheating case included Shilpa Shetty Kundra along with her husband Raj Kundra. The Mumbai Police registered a case against the two following a complaint by Mumbai-based businessman Deepak Kothari.

Kothari alleged that he invested Rs 60 crore between 2015 and 2023 in Best Deal TV Pvt. Ltd., a company linked to the couple, based on assurances of returns and repayment.

In the FIR, the complaint claimed that despite repeated demands, the funds were diverted and not returned, leading to a complaint.