Mumbai: Raj Kundra, husband of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, was arrested by the Crime Branch of Mumbai Police on July 19 for his alleged role in a case related to production of pornographic material. The businessman was produced before the court on Friday (June 23), where the police sought extension of his custody. Raj Kundra’s custody has now been extended till July 27, 2021.
Well, after getting extended custody of Raj Kundra, Mumbai Police raided Shilpa Shetty Kundra’s residence and also questioned the ‘Hungama 2’ actress related to the case. The crime branch seized some electronic items during the search and two officers also asked Shilpa about 20-25 questions in connection with her husband’s alleged pornography case.
According to sources, the Crime Branch has got information that the actress was aware of the hotshots. When the investigation team asked Shilpa Shetty about her husband Raj Kundra’s alleged porn racket, the actress replied that “the videos on Hotshots are not pornographic, but erotic content”. Shilpa further said that ‘there are many such content on other OTT platforms which are very obscene’.
Sources further revealed that Shilpa Shetty Kundra told the police that she had no role in making the videos which the crime branch is labeling ‘obscene videos’.
Shilpa Shetty Kundra has been the director of Viaan Industries till 2020. The money allegedly received from this alleged racket used to go to this industry.
Meanwhile, Raj Kundra has revealed that his brother-in-law Pradeep Bakshi used to run everything from London and he used to talk only on WhatsApp. However, the police said that they have a lot of evidence against Kundra which makes it clear that he knew everything and dealt with everything. Reportedly, the investigation team further revealed that his brother-in-law is the owner of a company by the same name in London.
Mumbai Police has also reportedly revealed that they have not found any direct link of Shilpa Shetty in connection with the ongoing case.
Stay tuned for more updates.
(With inputs from ABP correspondent Suraj Ojha).
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