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.