Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her businessman husband, Raj Kundra, are in fresh trouble after a Mumbai court directed police to probe a complaint against the duo in an alleged fraud case. The Tinsel Town couple is accused of defrauding an investor in a gold scheme. According to a PTI report, additional sessions judge NP Mehta noted that ‘prima facie cognizable offence is made out’ against Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty, the company founded by them, i.e Satyug Gold Private Limited, as well as two directors and an employee of the firm. As per the report, the court has directed the Bandra Kurla Complex police station to probe the charges made in the complaint filed by one Prithviraj Kothari,
the managing director of Riddhi Siddhi Bullions. The court has asked the police to register a first information report (FIR) against the accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for cheating and criminal breach of trust. In the complaint, Prithviraj Kothari claimed that Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra in 2014 launched a scheme under which anyone willing to invest would be required to make a complete payment of gold at a discounted rate upfront at the time of application. Kothari said an agreed quantity of gold would be delivered on the maturity date. As a result,
he invested $790,38,600 under a five-year plan on the assurance that he would get 5,000 grams of 24-carat gold on April 2, 2019. Kothari alleged that the promised amount of gold was never delivered to him on the maturity date and even after that, PTI reported Calling it an ‘utterly bogus scheme’, the Kothari accused the duo of having conspired in connivance with each other and committing an offence. Shilpa Shetty is a well-known Bollywood actress who has given many successful films, includingLife in a Metro” “Dhadkan” and “Apne”.
She got massive fame after winning the British reality TV show “Big Brother” and has been a part of many Indian reality shows like “India’s Got Talent” “Super Dancer” and “Nach Baliye”.She is known for her fit and healthy lifestyle and even encourages everyone to practice a healthy lifestyle. Her recent movie Sukhee did decent at the box office and next will be seen in the film KD: -The Devil. Earlier, the actress had faced various controversies, including legal issues that involved her husband Raj Kundra and the way she handled the situation was commendable, Amidst this new controversy, the actress and her husband have yet to share their side of the story.
