Shilpa-Raj accused of fraud in Gold Scheme: Lawyer said in statement- My clients have not committed any crime, 90 lakh rupees have been paid
The controversies related to Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra are not stopping. The couple is accused of defrauding a businessman of Rs 90 lakh in the name of gold scheme. Now the official statement of Shilpa-Raj’s lawyer has come out in this matter. According to the statement, Shilpa-Raj have already paid the businessman Rs 90 lakh and have also given all the evidence of this to the police. The police had closed the investigation, however, the complainant has filed a private complaint, due to which the court has directed to investigate the case again. Shilpa Shetty and Raj’s lawyer Prashant Patil has said in an official statement, the complainant had filed a criminal complaint against my clients Raj Kundra and Shilpa in 2022. The matter was investigated in the year 2022. It was found in the investigation that Shilpa and Raj had legally paid the complainant his Rs 90 lakh. All the documents related to the payment were submitted by my clients to the police. After knowing the truth, the police did justice to my clients. After interrogation, the complainant had made a private complaint in the Hon’ble Court under Section 156 (3) of CRPC. After the passage of 2 years, the Hon’ble Court has ordered the police to re-investigate the case. We have full faith in the justice system. The lawyer further said, the truth will prevail. My clients have not committed any crime and it has been proved through documents. What is the whole matter? In the year 2022, Prithviraj Saremal Kothari had accused Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra of fraud. He alleged that they had cheated money through the 2014 Gold Scheme. Under the scheme, customers have to make an initial payment at a discount rate and gold will be given to them in a fixed time. The businessman had also invested in this scheme, however, he alleges that he has not got the profit as promised.