Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty Kundra are leading all the headlines for the former's alleged involvement in creating porn movies and publishing them through a mobile application. It was on the night of July 19, 2021, when Raj was arrested by the Mumbai police along with 11 other people. Raj is said to be the key conspirator in the case.
On July 23, 2021, the crime branch had raided Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra's bungalow in Juhu for further investigation. Raj was also taken to his home during the raid and the Police had also recorded Shilpa Shetty's statement. As reported by Times Now Digital, Shilpa Shetty had denied her connections with the Hotshots App.
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During the search, the officials have reportedly found a cupboard hidden in a cavity and few files of 48TB worth of images and videos, most of which is adult content. According to a report of Free Press Journal, Shilpa seemed very upset while her statement was being recorded, which lasted for about two hours. During the same, Shilpa had an argument with Raj Kundra and broke down in front of the officials.
Shilpa revealed that she didn't know anything about the app and what happened in her husband's firm and only got to know from the newspapers. As per a report of IndiaTV, Shilpa is called for another interrogation and her phone will be cloned to check whether any evidence was destroyed post-Raj's arrest. The officers will also probe Shilpa and Raj's joint bank accounts.
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It was in February 2021 when the racket publishing pornographic content with Raj Kundra's alleged involvement was busted. A woman had approached Mumbai Police with the allegations on Raj for luring men and women with the pretext of giving them work in web series and instead, forcing them to act in adult movies.
When officials had arrested actor-producer Gehana Vasisth and Umesh Kamat, a former employee of Kundra, it was alleged that Viaan industries was used for the production and distribution of adult content. The content was further sent to a UK-based company, Kenrin, and was uploaded on an application ‘Hotshots’.
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Raj Kundra's police custody has been extended till July 27, 2021.
