Shilpa Shetty slap Rs 100 crore defamation case

Mumbai May 18: Actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra slapped Rs 100 crore defamation case against a Businessman Ravi Mohanlal Bhalotia for allegedly duping Textile Owner to the tune of Rs 24 lakh.

A cheating case was booked against the Celebrity Couple's Tele Shopping Firm Big Deals by Malotia Textiles a few days ago. Rs 24 lakh worth Bed Sheets of Malotia Textiles were supplied to customers through Big Deals. However, Malotia Textiles was yet to receive the money from the company.

Now, Shilpa and Raj Kundra alleges Ravi Mohanlal Bhalotia who is the Vendor had cheated the Textile Firm. They even slapped a defamation suit for damaging their reputation with false allegations.

"Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty Kundra have slapped a defamation notice for Rs 100 crore on Ravi Mohanlal Bhalotia. A quashing petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court as they have tight contracts signed and have been responsibly following the laws of the land," says believed sources.

At the time the FIR was filed, a police official was quoted as saying, "Big Deals, a company in which Shetty and Kundra are directors, collected money from customers for sale of bed sheets on behalf of Malotia Textiles through TV ads, but did not (allegedly) pay Malotia Textiles the proceeds."

Big Deals was launched in December 2015. While Raj Kundra owns 63 percent stake, Shilpa Shetty acted as one of the Directors. Raj Kundra, however, resigned last year and the operations of the firm were stalled.