Maria Sharapova under Indian police scanner in housing fraud case

Maria Sharapova will be investigated by police in India in a cheating and criminal conspiracy case involving a property company who used the tennis star to endorse a luxury housing project that never took off.

Real-estate firm Homestead Infrastructure is accused of taking tens of countless rupees (millions of dollars) at home buyers for a task named “Ballet by Maria Sharapova,” a luxury apartment complex having its own helipad, tennis academy and other amenities. The five-time Grand Slam champion travelled to India in 2013 to launch the project at a glitzy ceremony. Police began the investigation on Nov. 16.