Actress Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra has been reportedly arrested by the Mumbai police on Monday night. He was allegedly arrested for making pornographic films and publishing them through mobile applications. A statement was released by the CP of Mumbai Police regarding the same and it read, “There was a case registered with Crime Branch Mumbai in February 2021 about creation of pornographic films and publishing them through some apps. We’ve arrested Mr Raj Kundra in this case on 19/7/21 as he appears to be the key conspirator of this. We have sufficient evidences regarding this. Investigation is in progress please.”
Previously, Raj Kundra had approached a Sessions court in Mumbai in June seeking anticipatory bail in a case filed by cyber police in connection with a complaint alleging that certain online platforms were publishing obscene videos as part of their web series. Reportedly, the complaint was filed last year under the Indian Penal Code section pertaining to obscenity, the Information Technology Act, and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prevention) Act. A tech start-up employee was among those arrested who was linked to Raj Kundra. The arrest was made based on the statement by model Sherlyn Chopra. However, the employee was granted bail in April.
Reportedly, Poonam Pandey filed a case against Raj Kundra and his associates in Bombay High Court. The model-actress stated that Kundra and his associates have been illegally using her content and added that the contract between them was terminated. Meanwhile, Kundra and his associate, Saurabh Kushwah denied Pandey’s claims and said that they haven’t received any notice till now.
Following this, Raj Kundra was summoned by the police and he claimed to have no links with the alleged offense. He also said that he submitted documents regarding his investment and exit from the start-up and had nothing to do with the alleged shoots and the web series. ANI tweeted a video and picture of Raj Kundra entering a police station. They wrote in the caption, “Actress Shilpa Shetty’s husband & businessman Raj Kundra appeared before the Property Cell of Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch, where he was arrested in a case relating to ‘creation of pornographic films & publishing them through some apps’”.
Shilpa Shetty is an Indian actress, film producer, dancer, author, businesswoman and former model who predominantly appeared in Hindi -language films. Shetty is also well known for her image as a one of the most ‘health’ conscious actresses in the industry. On November 22, 2009 Shilpa Shetty tied the knot with businessman Raj Kundra in a dreamy wedding ceremony. The couple had known each other for quite some time before taking the plunge. However, Shilpa was highly ambitious and was more committed towards work so in spite of being in a relationship with Raj, she hadn’t really thought much about marriage until she turned 32. In fact, she used to think that marriage would make her ‘dependent’ on her counterpart. The couple welcomed their first child, son Viaan Raj in 2012. The couple welcomed their second child, a daughter named Samisha via surrogacy, last year.
