Mumbai: Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty denied reports claiming that Income Tax raids were being conducted against her.
“On behalf of my client, Mrs Shilpa Shetty Kundra, I can confirm that there is no Income Tax ‘Raid’ of whatsoever nature against my client. There is a routine verification by the income tax officials pertaining to follow up with my client, Mrs Shilpa Shetty Kundra,” her lawyer Advocate Prashant Patil said in a statement.
He warned against linking the matter to any other investigation.
“Whomsoever has mischievously claimed in the public domain that these developments have anything to do with the alleged Economic Offence Wing case shall face legal consequences before the appropriate court of law. At the cost of repetition, my client, Mrs Shilpa Shetty Kundra states that there is no income tax ‘RAID’ at her place.”
There were reports that officials of Income Tax department were conducting searches on entities owned or operated by Shilpa and her husband Raj Kundra in several cities, including Mumbai, Bengaluru and Pune.
