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Arrest warrants against parents of Shilpa Shetty

By Our Special Correspondent

AHMEDABAD MAY 16. The Surat police have issued arrest warrants against Sunder and Sunanda Shetty, parents of the Hindi film star, Shilpa Shetty, on charges of extortion.

The Surat Police Commissioner, D.K. Gupta, told mediapersons that the owners of a Surat-based company manufacturing "Praful'' brand sarees had lodged complaints with the police of having received threatening calls from some Mumbai-based underworld dons asking for money on behalf of the Shettys.

The dispute between the two was over some five-year-old advertisement campaign in which Shilpa was featured endorsing "Praful sarees.'' The contract was claimed to be for Rs. 3 crores but sources said the millowners paid the Shettys only Rs. 50 lakhs.

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