Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has been sued for 6 million pounds by the former boss of her newly acquired restaurant chain, on grounds of unfair dismissal.
Jamal Hirani, 42, founder of fast-food chain 'Tiffinbites' is claiming that he was forced out to make way for the star and had earlier filed a lawsuit in an industrial tribunal claiming more than 1.5 million pounds, reported London Evening Standard online.
He has now filed a 6 million pounds lawsuit in High Court, based on the 30 per cent of the firm he previously owned. Hirani alleges that he was forced out by colleagues in a process that led to the firm closing and opening under a new name, the V8 Gourmet Group.
" They manufactured false accusations against me. This ultimately was my company and I have been removed. I understand that since I have left Shilpa Shetty has invested in the business,"said Hirani.
Shetty, 34 who became a household name in Britain after winning the reality show' Celebrity Big Brother', recently became the company's co-chairwoman after she and fiance Raj Kundra paid 6 million pounds to buy a 33 per cent stake in it.
