India, Aug. 14 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police has filed a case against actor Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra for alleged fraud to the tune of Rs.60.48 crore.

The couple, and an unknown person, are accused of cheating Deepak Kothari, a 60-year-old businessman, of the huge sum, and a case has been registered based on his complaint.

The fraud case involves Shilpa Shetty, her husband Raj and their company Best Deal TV Private Limited, which is reportedly now-defunct.

According to Deepak Kothari, he lost his money in a loan-cum-investment deal, which was struck after he was introduced to Raj Kundra through a common friend, he said in his FIR.

Kothari, director of Lotus Capital Financial Services Ltd, clai...