Police said Raj Kundra’s WhatsApp chat revealed that the businessman had hatched a plan to broadcast pornographic movies as his Hotshots app was taken down by both Google and Apple stores, police said at his home after his arrest. After raiding said. The Crime Branch has also recovered 70 videos and servers made by Kundra’s former personal assistant Umesh Kamat in collaboration with other production houses.
Meanwhile, in the Raj Kundra porn app case, several bank accounts of Kundra with deposits of around 7.5 crores have been frozen by the police.
Police have sent the server for forensic analysis to ascertain whether Kundra used it to upload pornographic material to his UK-based shell company Kinrin. Various banks have been asked to share details and cooperate in the investigation.
Police said that Kundra has been running the porn business for the last two years.
After going through the agreement papers, subscription details, emails, WhatsApp chats etc., the police have traced a series of conversations about the standby plan to launch another channel/OTT. Police said that on October 11, members of a WhatsApp group named ‘H Accounts’ discussed live revenue of ₹1.85 lakh and movie sales of ₹4.52 lakh.
The ‘Plan B’ includes launching a new application to carry on the illegal business of creating and broadcasting pornographic material, he said.
Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty’s husband Kundra (45) was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch on Monday night in a case that allegedly pertained to producing obscene films and publishing them through certain apps. He is in police custody till July 23. At least four screenshots of purported WhatsApp chats have surfaced on social media, in which Kundra is purportedly seen discussing a ‘Plan B’ with another member of the ‘H Accounts’ group.
A member of the group shared a screenshot of the mail received from the Google Play team regarding the app’s status (‘hotshots’), to which Kundra reportedly replied, “…Plan B maxed out Will have launched the new app in 2-3 weeks. Live iOS and Android it’s a blessing.” During this conversation, a member named Rob Digital Marketing Hotshots asked Kundra, “Until then, can we deactivate the Play Store to redo all the bold movies and appeals”, the chat showed. In another, the member told Kundra in a screenshot of a personal conversation with a member on November 10, “Until there’s BF (Bolifem), let’s find a way to keep HS (Hotshots) up.” The removal of “extremely bold content” from the forum was also discussed. For now, sources said.
On October 11, members of the ‘H Accounts’ WhatsApp group discussed live revenue of Rs 1.85 lakh and film sales of Rs 4.52 lakh, which was appreciated by Kundra and his brother-in-law Pradeep Bakshi, who were reportedly part of it. A senior police officer had said on Tuesday that Kundra’s Viaan Industries has tied up with London-based Kenrin, which owns Hotshots, an OTT platform allegedly involved in publishing pornographic films.
Kenrin is owned by Kundra’s brother-in-law, he had said. Due to its objectionable content, Hotshots was suspended by the Google Play Store and Apple App Store last year.
On Monday, police had named Kundra as the “key conspirator” of the case, which was registered on February 4 at the Malwani police station in suburban Mumbai. A total of 11 people have been arrested in this case so far, the police said.
Kundra has been booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 420 (cheating), 34 (general intent), 292 and 293 (relating to obscene and obscene advertisements and display) besides relevant sections of the IT Act and indecent representation Is. Women (Prohibition) Act.
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