Mumbai : In a fresh development in the Rs 60 crore fraud case, businessman Raj Kundra alleged that he paid a portion of the amount as fees to Bollywood actresses Bipasha Basu and Neha Dhupia.
He made the claim during his statement to Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW), which is probing the case. According to sources, Kundra said he paid part of the money in question to Bipasha and Neha. However, he remained silent on several crucial points during the five-hour interrogation, prompting the EOW to plan further rounds of questioning.
Investigators also found that the company directly transferred funds into the accounts of four actresses, including Shilpa Shetty, Bipasha Basu, and Neha Dhupia. They traced additional transactions to Balaji Entertainment. So far, the EOW has tracked nearly ₹25 crore in direct transfers.
The probe revealed that demonetisation caused a cash crunch, which impacted the company’s financial dealings. During that period, the company made certain suspicious fund transfers to other accounts, and the EOW has now secured evidence of these transfers.
Officials asked Kundra to submit videos produced for “Best Deal.” He claimed he had already handed them over to the Property Cell, but the EOW plans to take the videos into custody again for further examination.
The investigation continues, and more names are surfacing. The EOW plans to summon other individuals linked to the case in the coming days.
Mumbai Police recently recorded Kundra’s statement in connection with the alleged Rs 60 crore fraud. In an update, the police said, “Investigations are going on against actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra in an alleged fraud case of Rs. 60 crore. The Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police issued a summon to Raj Kundra. He appeared before police for the investigation.”
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