Surat, June 30: A local court today deferred till
July four the bail plea of Sunanda Shetty, mother of Bollywood
actress Shilpa Shetty and prime accused in an alleged
extortion case on health grounds.
On defence plea that Sunanda was unwell and unable to
attend the court as she was under treatment in a Mumbai
Hospital, the Chief Judicial Magistrate R P Mehta adjourned
the hearing till July four.
This is for the third time her bail plea has been
adjourned on health grounds.
Umra police has registered a case against Sunanda, her
husband Surendra for "hiring" underworld gangster to extort Rs
80 lakh from Surat-based Praful Saree owner Pankaj Agrawal.
The amount was payable to Shilpa for performance in an
ad-film.
In a related development, the fresh bail plea of Surendra
will be heard by a sessions court tomorrow. Earlier, his bail
petitions were rejected twice by a Surat court and once by
Gujarat High Court.
Surat police have recorded statements of witness,
including Shilpa in this case. The actress told police on June
28 that she was not aware of the controversial deal with
Agarwal as she had given a power of attorney to her mother to
handle her modelling contracts.
Sunanda and Surendra obtained transit bail from a Mumbai
court which asked them to seek regular bail in a Surat court
as the case was registered in Gujarat. Accordingly, both filed
regular bail petitions.
Bureau Report
