Shilpa Shetty’s mother lodges cheating complaint in ₹1.6 crore land deal case

According to Mumbai Police, the actor’s mother Sunanda Shetty claimed that the accused sold land to her by using fake papers.

Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty’s mother Sunanda Shetty on Thursday registered a cheating complaint with the Mumbai Police in a ₹1.6 crore land deal case. Police said one Sudhakar Ghare has been named in the complaint, news agency ANI reported.

Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra was remanded to 14 days' judicial custody on Tuesday in connection to alleged creation of pornographic content. (PTI Photo)

Sunanda claimed that Ghare, with the help of fake papers, had sold her land for ₹1.6 crore. A case has been lodged under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

This comes amid Shilpa’s husband and businessman Raj Kundra’s arrest in connection to the alleged production of pornographic films. He was apprehended on July 19 along with 10 others, including his business associate Ryan Thorpe, and was remanded to 14 days’ judicial custody on Tuesday. Kundra had appealed for bail but the Mumbai Esplanade court on Wednesday dismissed the plea.

The 45-year-old businessman has been charged for cheating, and obscene and indecent advertisements and displays of the IPC. He has also been booked under relevant sections of the IT Act and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, Mumbai police said.

Meanwhile, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Wednesday imposed a penalty of ₹3 lakh on Shilpa, Kundra and his company Viaan Industries for a three-year delay in the mandatory disclosure to stock exchanges. According to ANI, SEBI stated that the penalty has to be paid severally as well as jointly by the couple – who are promoters of Viaan Industries.

As per the latest updates in Kundra’s arrest, Mumbai Police has handed over the case lodged against three producers of Viaan Industries, and actor Gehana Vasisth to the property cell of the crime branch, ANI reported. Notably, Vasisth is out on bail in the same case and has done multiple projects for the HotShots app where Kundra is claimed to have distributed pornographic content.

On Tuesday, Mumbai Police crime branch said that they are yet to give clean chit to Shilpa in connection with the porn racket. The Crime Branch is looking at all possible angles, and have also appointed forensic auditors to analyse the transactions in bank accounts owned by the actor.