Raj Kundra, accused of making and publishing obscene material, has been sent to 14-day judicial custody today. His bail plea was rejected in the Bombay High Court and Kundra was sent to judicial custody along with his partner Ryan Thorpe.
He was arrested last week after the Mumbai Police Commissioner called him a key conspirator in the case and said the police had enough evidence against him.
Earlier, according to reports, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty had a big fight with her husband during the raids conducted by the Crime Branch at her house. It is said that there was so much fighting with Raj Kundra that the actress burst into tears at times that the team had to step in to pacify her. The Hungama 2 actress also told the authorities that she was unaware of her husband’s antics, Mumbai Police sources told ANI on Monday.
Kundra was arrested late on July 19 by the Mumbai Police along with 11 others for allegedly making obscene films. Meanwhile, probing the porn film case, the Crime Branch of Mumbai Police has found a hidden cupboard at Kundra’s Vian and JL Stream office in Andheri, Mumbai during searches.
According to sources, Kundra will soon face money laundering and Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) cases against him as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) may register cases against him under these Acts.
Kundra has been named as the prime conspirator by the Mumbai Police, which has framed charges against him under sections 420 (cheating), 34 (common intention), 292 and 293 (relating to obscene and obscene advertisements and display) of the Indian Penal Code. have been installed. IPC) apart from relevant sections of the IT Act and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act.
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