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29 March 2024

Shilpa Shetty goes wild in bid to defend husband Raj Kundra

Raj Kundra and his wife Indian Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty pose at the unveiling of the IPL 2012 cricket team Rajsthan Royals' jersey in Mumbai on March 5, 2012. (AFP)

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Shilpa Shetty, the Bollywood actress wife of Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra whose passport was seized by Delhi police after questioning him for almost 10 hours yesterday in connection with the IPL spot-fixing, came down heavily on media for making ‘derogatory statement’ about her husband.

Shetty today wrote on the micro-blogging site Twitter: “"STOP PRESS" literally!Getting on my nerves to c to wht extent the press wud go to make Headlines!Its annoying n distressing fr family..(sic).”

She also tweeted: “To c news misconstrued n misreported. Pls spk 2 the Real officials in charge and get the REAL story rather than ure PAID(unreliable)sources.(sic).”

"Just to reiterate,we will do all it takes to reach to the bottom of this "spot fixing case" and be of complete help till that happens!"

She continued, "Really upset with the media fr casting aspersions without any proof,making derogatory statements..Uncalled for and will not be tolerated.:(".

"Also to all the BREAKING NEWS channels 'Don't get into assumptions, we too are most curious to know who the culprit is'!"

The reactions came after media reports claim that Delhi police have seized Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra`s passport and asked him not to leave the country till the spot-fixing probe is over.

It was also reported that Kundra might be arrested as Delhi police have not ruled out the possibility of his arrest.

Earlier, it was learnt that Rajasthan Royals owner Raj Kundra and his business partner-friend Umesh Goenka might be questioned again on Thursday in connection with the IPL spot-fixing scandal and allegations that Kundra was into betting. Both were quizzed by a special cell of Delhi police yesterday for almost 12 hours.

"He is basically found involved in betting and we have not yet been able to connect him to (spot) fixing," the investigator said as police quizzed Kundra in New Delhi.

Police are unlikely to book Kundra under India's anti-gambling law which is a bailable offence.

"We don't want to lose focus from our main investigation into the involvement of crime syndicates" in the IPL, the officer said in an interview.

The questioning also came following the claims made by a cricketer Sidharth Tiwari and to know about the ownership pattern of the team.

A senior Delhi Police official refused to clear the air on Kundra, who said he owns 11.7 per cent stake in Rajasthan Royals, whether he is a "suspect or complainant", stating he was an "important person" needed for questioning.

So far, three players from his Rajasthan Royals team have been arrested over allegations of spot-fixing during the sixth edition of the cash-rich Twenty20 IPL tournament.