Shilpa Shetty, Husband Booked In Rs24 Lakh Cheating Case  

Mumbai: An FIR was registered on Thursday against Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra for allegedly duping a textile firm owner of Rs24 lakh. The case was registered at Bhiwandi police station in Maharashtra.

"FIR has been registered in Bhiwandi police station against Shetty and Kundra under sections 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of IPC," Deputy Commissioner of Police Manoj Patil said.

The couple has allegedly duped a textile firm owner of Rs24 lakh

According to reports, a complaint was filed by a Bhiwandi textile unit owner who alleged that the couple collected the amount on his behalf but did not pay him.

"Big Deals, a company in which the husband-wife duo are directors, collected money from customers for sale of bedsheets on behalf of Malotia Textiles through TV ads, but did not pay Malotia Textiles the proceeds," the official added.