Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra have filed a Rs 50 crore defamation suit against Sherlyn Chopra
Sherlyn Chopra accused Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty of sexual harassment. She had filed a new complaint with the Mumbai Police a week ago, accusing the couple of sexually and mentally harassing her. She also accused them of deception. Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra have now taken legal action against the actress.
Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra have served actor Sherlyn Chopra with a defamation notice seeking an apology and Rs 50 crore in damages for “lewd, below the belt” remarks made about them on public platforms. The notice was sent by the couple’s lawyer, Prashant P Patil. Chopra recently accused Kundra of sexual harassment, criminal intimidation, and infidelity. The actress had previously issued a statement against Kundra following his arrest in the Mumbai porn racket case.
Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra’s lawyers have filed a Rs 50 crore defamation suit against Sherlyn Chopra. “The entire allegations made by Ms Sherlyn Chopra against Mr Raj Kundra and Ms Shilpa Shetty Kundra are concocted, false, fake, frivolous, baseless, without any evidence, even to Ms Sherlyn Chopra’s knowledge, and have been made with an ulterior motive to defame and extort money,” their official statement reads.
The notice says that Raj Kundra is the founder of the JL Stream App which is an entertaining app where fans can meet, chat and view exclusive content from their favourite influencers. Shilpa Shetty herself has nothing to do with this App but the notice alleges that Chopra has been dragging Shilpa’s name just to get some publicity. Chopra was one of the 300 artistes associated with JL Stream for a year until July 2021.
The legal suit also mentions that Sherlyn Chopra had informed Shilpa Shetty in April this year that her complaint is fake and it was her lawyer who suggested she initiate a criminal complaint against Raj Kundra. The notice to Sherlyn mentions that she called Shilpa and said that she is ashamed of herself for filing a criminal complaint against Raj Kundra and she would withdraw the complaint unconditionally. They have accused Sherlyn of demanding Rs 48,00,000 with an intention to extort money through her lawyer on October 4, 2021.
The legal notice states that Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty reserve their right to initiate criminal proceedings under the appropriate laws and also file a complaint before the Cybercrime Department. It adds, that Sherlyn Chopra must compensate both of them by paying them Rs 50 crore jointly, by way of compensatory damages for loss of reputation, loss of business and for bodily and mental agony caused within a week of the receipt of the notice and also to publish a public apology in leading newspapers and digital media platforms to the satisfaction of the couple. Failing this, Kundra and Shetty shall institute appropriate civil and criminal proceedings against Chopra.
Patil’s 16-page notice requests that Chopra refrain from making any unfounded, false, fabricated allegations or defamatory remarks via press conferences, social media, or digital media sites. Chopra will also have to pay the Rs 1,000,000 cost of the notice. The couple’s legal team stated that if they do not receive a response from Chopra within seven days, they will file legal action against her.
Sherlyn Chopra, whose statement was recorded in the porn racket case against businessman Raj Kundra, had previously stated that he and his firm’s creative director had repeatedly followed her to work for the mobile application dubbed “HotShots.” Sherlyn’s detailed statement was included in the charge sheet filed by Mumbai Crime Branch officials in the Mumbai porn racket case.
