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Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, her husband Raj Kundra, and one other individual have been booked for allegedly cheating a businessman of over ₹60 crore. The complaint was filed by Deepak Kothari, director of Lotus Capital Financial Services Ltd, claiming the alleged fraud occurred between 2015 and 2023.

Kothari alleged that the couple initially approached him in 2015, through a mediator, seeking a loan of ₹75 crore for their company, Best Deal TV Pvt Ltd, which promoted lifestyle products and operated an online shopping platform. The agreed interest rate was 12%. Later, Shetty and Kundra requested that the funds be provided as an investment instead of a loan, assuring him of monthly returns and repayment of the principal.

According to Kothari, he transferred ₹31.95 crore in April 2015 under a share subscription agreement, followed by ₹28.53 crore in September 2015 under a supplementary agreement. The total funds were credited to Best Deal TV’s bank accounts.

Despite repeated efforts to recover the money, Kothari claims he was unable to retrieve the funds, alleging that the couple misused the money for personal purposes.

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has now launched a detailed investigation into the financial dealings between Kothari and the couple, reviewing all agreements and examining the alleged misuse of funds.