The Economic Offenses Branch of Mumbai Police (EOW) on Thursday recorded the statement of ‘Resolution Professional’ (RP) Rajendra Bhootra in a fraud of Rs 60 crore associated with industrialist Raj Kundra and his wife actress Shilpa Shetty. An official gave this information.
The official said Bhootra was called to EOW’s office as a witness in this case. His statement has been recorded, “the official said. Bhoota was a resolution professional of a company called ‘Best Deal TV Private Limited’.
Kundra and Shetty were directors of home shopping and online retail platform Best Deal TV Private Limited. A case was registered against Kundra and Shilpa Shetty on 14 August at Juhu police station, in which he is accused of cheating businessman Deepak Kothari (60) in a loan-cum-investment deal. The EOW had already recorded Kundra’s statement as part of its investigation.