According to the complaint, Shilpa had allegedly induced a city-based company to invest the huge amount in a company run by her.
The 39-year-old actress took to Twitter to slam the accuser.
"Seeking legal advice... He's a defaulter and clearly a fraud going by his reputation. So annoying!
"Crazy news! I dare this Manoj Jain to submit proofs to his ridiculous claims. His two minute fame can't b @ the cost of my hard earned reputation," she wrote.
Guha in his complaint alleged that the ESPL took a sum of Rs nine crore through Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) and cheque from M K Media Private Limited with a promise of repayment of 10 times the invested amount within two years.
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