Income Tax Department Raids Shilpa Shetty's 'Bastian' Hospitality Chain Over Tax Evasion Suspicion

The Income Tax Department has launched raids on actor Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra’s hospitality venture, Bastian. Searches are being conducted at properties in Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Pune over suspicions of tax evasion. An India Today reporter reveals that the investigation involves a ‘suspicion of large amount of tax division which could be in crores’. The raids cover the Bastian pub and nightclub chain, with linked entities also under scrutiny. While searches in Goa are unconfirmed, the operation includes the couple's residence and associated partners.