New Delhi: A Mumbai court on Tuesday issued a bailable warrant against Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty's mother in a case related to alleged non-repayment of a loan of Rs 21 lakh, PTI reported.
The case was filed by a businessman, Parhad Amra, who has alleged that Surendra Shetty borrowed money from him in 2015 and it was supposed to be repaid by January 2017, but was never repaid.
Earlier this week, Metropolitan Magistrate RR Khan issued summons to Shilpa Shetty, her mother Sunanda and sister Shamita in conection with the case. The family challenged the summons before the sessions court.
On Monday, sessions judge AZ Khan stayed the magistrate's order against Shilpa and Shamita, but gave no relief to their mother, PTI reported.
"The deceased Surendra Shetty (Shilpa's father) and Sunanda seemed to be partners in his (businessman) firm while no documents have been produced to show that their daughters were partners too and had any concern with the loan," the court had said.
On Tuesday, Sunanda Shetty failed to appear before the court and the magistrate refused to grant exemption from appearance.
The court then and issued a bailable warrant against her, said advocate Zain Shroff of Y&A Legal, which is representing complainant Parhad Amra.
In his complaint, the businessman alleged that Surendra Shetty was to pay the sum with interest in January 2017. He said that Shilpa, Shamita and Sunanda failed to repay the money allegedly borrowed by their father in 2015. Shilpa's father had taken the loan at 18 per cent interest per year, the businessman alleged.
The businessman also alleged that Shilpa, Shamita and their mother have not only refused to pay the loan but also denied liability, reports said.