Shilpa Shetty Cancels US Trip Amid ₹60 Crore Fraud Probe
Shilpa Shetty withdraws Bombay High Court plea to travel amid ₹60 crore fraud investigation.
Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty has withdrawn her application to the Bombay High Court seeking permission to travel to Los Angeles, citing that her planned trip did not materialize, as confirmed during a hearing on Thursday, October 16, 2025. Shetty, along with her husband Raj Kundra, is embroiled in a ₹60 crore cheating case filed by a businessman, currently under investigation by the Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing. The court accepted the withdrawal and scheduled a hearing for the couple’s plea to suspend a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against them for November 17.
Shetty’s advocate, Niranjan Mundargi, informed the bench, led by Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad, that the actor, who was invited as the sole Indian representative to a US event, no longer needed to travel. “The travel plan is not materializing. She was the only Indian actor invited to the event, but it is not happening,” Mundargi stated. He added that Shetty and Kundra would file fresh applications with travel details if future professional or personal commitments arise, opting not to press the current plea.
The couple had previously filed a petition in September 2025 to suspend the LOC, which restricts their international travel, and sought interim permission for professional engagements and one leisure trip between October 2025 and January 2026. While Kundra abandoned his travel plans, Shetty had requested to visit Los Angeles with her son, leaving Kundra, their daughter, and her mother in India. The court, however, had previously indicated reluctance to permit leisure trips given the serious fraud allegations, suggesting a ₹60 crore deposit as a condition for travel approval.
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Mundargi emphasized that both Shetty and Kundra have cooperated fully with the ongoing investigation, including appearing for questioning. The court’s order noted that any future travel requests would require detailed applications, reflecting the ongoing legal scrutiny. As the high-profile case progresses, the November 17 hearing will determine the fate of the LOC, which continues to limit the couple’s mobility amid the ₹60 crore fraud probe.
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