Ekta Kapoor, Bipasha Basu may be questioned in Raj Kundra-Shilpa Shetty fraud case

The Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) is likely to question producer-director Ekta Kapoor and actors Bipasha Basu and Neha Dhupia, in connection with the alleged Rs 60 crore fraud involving Best Deal TV Pvt Ltd, a now-defunct company that was run by actor Shilpa Shetty and her businessman husband Raj Kundra.

According to reports, the EOW will soon send formal requests seeking details of payments received by these celebrities for promoting Best Deal TV—once touted as India’s first celebrity-based teleshopping channel. The company was launched by Shetty, Kundra and actor Akshay Kumar.

“We will ask how much they were paid, in what form, and if there were any irregularities in those transactions,” a source said.

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Businessman Deepak Kothari, director at Lotus Capital Finance Services, has accused Shetty and Kundra of defrauding him of Rs 60.4 crore in a loan-cum-investment deal tied to the teleshopping venture. Based on his complaint, the EOW registered a case and has been investigating Kundra’s financial records.

The EOW has also sought copies of shows and promotional content aired on Best Deal TV, especially those featuring Kapoor, Basu and Dhupia. However, Kundra reportedly told investigators that CDs and hard drives were already seized by the Crime Branch’s Property Cell during an earlier probe in a separate pornography-related case.