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Raj Kundra Defends Viral Kidney Donation Offer as EOW Investigates ₹60.48 Crore Fraud Complaint

His response comes as the Economic Offences Wing investigates a ₹60.48 crore complaint the couple describe as baseless, citing a prior NCLT liquidation order.

Overview

  • A viral video shows Raj Kundra offering one of his kidneys to Premanand Ji Maharaj during their mid-August visit to his Vrindavan ashram, with the spiritual leader graciously declining the offer.
  • Kundra addressed critics on social media who dismissed the gesture as a PR stunt, urging the public to “judge less, love more” and defending his compassion as genuine.
  • Businessman Deepak Kothari filed a ₹60.48 crore cheating complaint with Mumbai police’s Economic Offences Wing, alleging misappropriation of funds invested in Best Deal TV Pvt Ltd between 2015 and 2023.
  • The couple’s advocate, Prashant Patil, called the fraud allegations baseless and pointed to an NCLT Mumbai liquidation order from October 2024 as evidence that the matter was already resolved.
  • The incident has sparked polarized online reactions, with some praising Kundra’s altruism and others questioning its timing during ongoing legal scrutiny.