Mumbai: Bollywood actress and entrepreneur Shilpa Shetty has recorded her statement with Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in connection with a fraud case worth Rs. 60 crore.

An official from the Mumbai Police confirmed that Shilpa was questioned for around 4.5 hours, during which her statement was officially recorded.

According to an EOW officer, the police visited Shilpa’s residence to carry out the interrogation. During the questioning, Shilpa shared details regarding the alleged transactions that occurred in the bank account of her advertising company.

She also handed over several documents to the police during the inquiry, which are currently being verified.

What has happened with Raj Kundra in this case?

In September, the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police had recorded the statement of Shilpa’s husband, Raj Kundra, in the same Rs 60 crore fraud case.

Mumbai Police had at that time provided an update, saying: “Investigations are going on against actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra in an alleged fraud case of Rs 60 crore.

A summon was issued by the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police to Raj Kundra. He was asked to appear before police for the investigation.”

They further added that his statements had been recorded in the case and that Raj Kundra would be summoned again next week for the next round of questioning.

Who is the complainant in the case?

Businessman Deepak Kothari has alleged that Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra conspired to cheat him of over Rs. 60 crore. He claimed that the money, which was given for business expansion between 2015 and 2023, was instead spent on personal expenses.

What did Raj Kundra claim about the money?

Raj reportedly stated that part of the Rs. 60 crore in question was paid to actresses Bipasha Basu and Neha Dhupia as fees. According to sources, he claimed that a portion of the money had been used as payments to Bipasha and Neha.

However, during the five-hour-long interrogation, he reportedly remained silent on several crucial points. This prompted the EOW to plan further rounds of questioning.

Have any other transactions been traced?

Reports suggest that investigators have also discovered that funds were directly transferred from the company’s accounts into the accounts of four actresses, including Shilpa Shetty, Bipasha Basu, and Neha Dhupia. Additionally, transactions were traced to Balaji Entertainment.

IANS inputs