Cheating case filed against Shilpa Shetty-Raj Kundra and others for Rs 1.51 crore; FIR lodged

A Mumbai-based businessman has lodged a dishonest case against Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, her husband Raj Kundra and another individuals for allegedly duping him of Rs 1.51 crore, a police official mentioned on Sunday (November 14). The FIR was registered at Bandra police station based mostly on a grievance by businessman Nitin Barai. The complainant alleged that in July 2014, Kaashif Khan, the director of SFL Fitness firm, together with Shetty, Kundra and others requested him to speculate Rs 1.51 crore into the enterprise to earn a revenue.The complainant claimed he was assured that the SFL Fitness firm will present him a franchise and open a health club and spa at Hadapsar and Koregaon in neighbouring Pune, however it didn't materialise, as per the FIR.Later, when the complainant sought his a refund, he was allegedly threatened, the police official mentioned quoting the grievance.Based on the grievance, the Bandra police registered the FIR underneath varied Indian Penal Code Sections, together with 420 (dishonest), 120-B (felony conspiracy), 506 (felony intimidation) and 34 (widespread intention), he mentioned, including that an investigation into the case was underway. This is one other case against Raj Kundra, who was jailed in a p*rnography racket earlier this yr. He is at the moment out on bail. Raj was granted bail by a Mumbai Court within the aforementioned case on a surety of Rs 50,000. The Property Cell of Mumbai Crime Branch had submitted a 1500-page supplementary cost sheet earlier than Esplanade Court in reference to the p*rnography case against Raj. Raj was arrested by police on July 19 together with 11 different folks on expenses associated to the alleged creation of pornographic movies. (With Inputs from PTI)