Shilpa Shetty's Lawyer Denies IT Raid, Calls It 'Routine Verification'

• Shilpa Shetty's lawyer, Advocate Prashant Patil, denied reports of an Income Tax raid at her Mumbai residence.
• Patil clarified that it was a 'routine verification' by IT officials, not a raid, and warned against linking it to EOW cases.
• Reports had suggested the alleged raid was connected to her restaurant business, Bastian, where IT searches were conducted in Mumbai and Bengaluru.
• Bastian also faces an FIR in Bengaluru for allegedly operating beyond permitted hours, which Shetty has denied, filing a Quashing Petition.
• Separately, Shilpa Shetty and husband Raj Kundra are booked by the EOW for alleged Rs 60 crore cheating in a loan-cum-investment deal.

Why It Matters: Shilpa Shetty's lawyer denies IT raid, clarifies it was routine verification amidst other legal issues.