Mumbai: A Mumbai court has directed the police to investigate a complaint against Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra, her husband Raj Kundra and others for allegedly defrauding an investor in a gold scheme.
In an order passed on Tuesday, Additional Sessions Judge NP Mehta said "prima facie cognizable offenses are made out" against the Kundra couple, the company they founded - Satyug Gold Pvt Ltd - as well as two directors and an employee of the company.
The court directed the BKC police station to investigate the allegations made in the complaint filed by Prithviraj Kothari, managing director of Riddhi Siddhi Bullions.
The judge asked the police to register an FIR against them under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code for cheating and criminal breach of trust "if any cognizable offense is found to have been committed by the accused persons".
In the complaint filed through lawyers Harikrishna Mishra and Vishal Acharya, Kothari said the Kundra couple had launched a scheme in 2014 under which any person wishing to invest would have to make full payment for gold at a concessional rate at the time of applying. . Plan. Later, an agreed quantity of gold will be delivered on the maturity date.
The plea said that based on the representations given by the accused persons, the complainant invested Rs 90,38,600 under a 5-year scheme on the assurance that 5,000 grams of 24 carat gold would be delivered on April 2, 2019. However, the promised quantity of gold was never delivered on the maturity date and thereafter.
The complaint states that by thus hatching "a completely fraudulent scheme", the accused conspired and in collusion with each other to commit the offense punishable under relevant provisions of the IPC of cheating and criminal breach of trust.
In an order passed on Tuesday, Additional Sessions Judge NP Mehta said "prima facie cognizable offenses are made out" against the Kundra couple, the company they founded - Satyug Gold Pvt Ltd - as well as two directors and an employee of the company.
The court directed the BKC police station to investigate the allegations made in the complaint filed by Prithviraj Kothari, managing director of Riddhi Siddhi Bullions.
The judge asked the police to register an FIR against them under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code for cheating and criminal breach of trust "if any cognizable offense is found to have been committed by the accused persons".
In the complaint filed through lawyers Harikrishna Mishra and Vishal Acharya, Kothari said the Kundra couple had launched a scheme in 2014 under which any person wishing to invest would have to make full payment for gold at a concessional rate at the time of applying. . Plan. Later, an agreed quantity of gold will be delivered on the maturity date.
The plea said that based on the representations given by the accused persons, the complainant invested Rs 90,38,600 under a 5-year scheme on the assurance that 5,000 grams of 24 carat gold would be delivered on April 2, 2019. However, the promised quantity of gold was never delivered on the maturity date and thereafter.
The complaint states that by thus hatching "a completely fraudulent scheme", the accused conspired and in collusion with each other to commit the offense punishable under relevant provisions of the IPC of cheating and criminal breach of trust.
