Court tells Kundras to deposit Rs.60 cr; Raj reacts
India, Oct. 9 -- On Wednesday, reports surfaced saying the Bombay High Court asked actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra and husband, businessman Raj Kundra's plea to travel abroad only after they deposit Rs.60 crore, the amount involved in a cheating case filed against them.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad said it cannot allow leisure trips when the duo face cheating and fraud allegations.
When we reached out to Raj, he claimed, "The court has not directed me to deposit any amount. It has merely sought details regarding purpose of travel along with the formal correspondence to be submitted on the next hearing date, October 14. I have had enough of the claimant's repeated misrepresentations, and action is being taken against him as we speak. Many facts will come to light in the coming days. I urge the media to verify facts before publishing misleading information."
The couple's lawyer had argued that only one trip to Phuket (Thailand) was for leisure, while the others were for professional work, adding that they have cooperated with the investigation and appeared for questioning. The court acknowledged their cooperation as the reason they have not been arrested and requested copies of invitations or communications related to Shilpa's professional events.
A case was registered against Shilpa and Raj at Juhu police station in Mumbai on August 14 for allegedly duping businessman Deepak Kothari of the aforementioned amount in a loan-cum-investment deal. Last month, the couple had filed a petition seeking suspension of the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against them by police in the case, so that they can travel for their professional commitments and leisure trips abroad....
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