NEW DELHI: Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty was questioned for around four and a half hours by the Economic Offences Wing (EoW) in connection with a case of alleged financial fraud involving a businessman, official said on Tuesday.The probe pertains to claims that a businessman was allegedly cheated out of Rs 60 crore. According to EoW officials, statements of five individuals, including Shilpa Shetty’s husband, Raj Kundra, have been recorded in connection with the investigation.The questioning focused on Shilpa Shetty’s role and any potential involvement in the alleged financial transactions. Earlier, Shilpa Shetty and her businessman husband, Raj Kundra, approached the Bombay High Court seeking the suspension of the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against them, allowing them to travel abroad.A criminal complaint was lodged against the couple by businessman Deepak Kothari alleging that between 2015 and 2023, they convinced him to invest Rs 60 crore in their now defunct company -Best Deal TV Pvt Ltd – but the amount was used for their own personal benefits.As per the petition of the couple, Shetty had resigned from the company in September 2016 itself. Kundra was a businessman who is required to travel abroad frequently, while Shetty, being an actor, has to go overseas to fulfil her professional commitments, it said.(With agencies inputs)
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