India, Dec. 18 -- Income tax officials conducted searches at actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra's residence on Thursday in connection with a case linked to her upscale restaurant brand, Bastian, media reports said.

Shilpa Shetty is a co-owner of the hospitality venture, which was founded in 2014.

The action comes a day after the Bengaluru Police registered a case against Bastian Garden City, the restaurant's outlet in the city, for allegedly operating beyond permitted closing hours.

The Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has registered a cheating case against the couple based on a complaint filed by Mumbai-based businessman Deepak Kothari.

According to the police complaint, Kothari alleged that between 2015 and 2023, he invested aro...