registered an FIR against Bollywood
actor Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj
Kundra in Thane's Bhiwandi police
station in a cheating case. The case
revolves around the duo allegedly
duping a textile firm owner of Rs 24
lakhs.
"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 was
quoted as saying.
The FIR was filed after a Bhiwandi textile
unit owner alleged that the couple
collected the amount on his behalf but
did not pay him, a police official said.
"Big Deals, a company in which Shetty
and Kundra are directors, collected
money from customers for sale of
bedsheets on behalf of Malotia Textiles
through TV ads, but did not (allegedly)
pay Malotia Textiles the proceeds," the
official said.
Raj and Shilpa have been battling on
another front since Best Deal TV
temporarily suspended its services in a
bid to recuperate from the effects of
demonetisation. Employees of the Shilpa
and Raj owned-home shopping channel
have alleged that their dues haven't been
cleared.
Raj Kundra, who continues to be on the
board of directors with a 63 per cent
stake in the company along with Shilpa
Shetty Kundra, had sent his resignation
via email on December 15. "I would like
to officially resign as CEO of Best Deal TV.
All good things come to an end, I guess,"
he had written. Around the same time,
the employees were intimated about the
company's decision to impose a 50 per
cent pay cut for November and
December. Soon after the
announcement, around 40 staffers of
the 80-member team put in their papers.
The shopping portal, which had
discontinued advertisements and
promotions soon after the suspension in
December, has not kicked off services
again.
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