Actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra`s house was reportedly raided by income tax officials on Thursday on suspicion of tax evasion. This comes a day after the income tax officials searched her restaurant, Bastian, in Bengaluru, in connection with an FIR filed for violation of rules.

Shilpa Shetty`s lawyer issue statement

Shilpa Shetty`s lawyer, Advocate Prashant Patil, issued a statement saying, "On behalf of my client, Mrs Shilpa Shetty Kundra, I can confirm that there is no Income Tax `Raid` of whatsoever nature against my client. There is a routine verification by the income tax officials pertaining to follow up with my client, Mrs Shilpa Shetty Kundra.