Raj Kundra’s aide Yash Thakur: I was framed because I refused to pay the extortion – Exclusive! – times of India

Yash Thakur alias Arvind Srivastava has denied all the charges leveled against him by the Mumbai Police and claimed that he was a victim of extortion. In a letter sent to the Mumbai Police, Thakur, through his lawyer, has said that he has filed an application in the magistrate’s court requesting him to unfreeze his and his family’s bank accounts.

He claims that he was getting calls for extortion about his relationship with him. newflix company. He says, “I was getting extortion calls since January 2021. I told the caller that I am not the owner of the company and cannot make the payment. Threatened to implicate me and later it all happened in February.

Police is involved in the investigation of the ongoing pornography case Raj Kundra has alleged that Thakur played a key role in the distribution of adult content produced by Kundra’s company. Denying these allegations, Thakur says, “I have clarified through my lawyer that Newflix is ​​a US based company and I was hired as a consultant. I have never spoken to Raj Kundra or any of his associates.

Thakur has also alleged that the senior police inspector who arrested Raj Kundra is trying to drag him into the case where he has nothing to do with any transactions or acts of Kundra and his firms. There are also allegations that Thakur was involved in the distribution of 90 pornographic films in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in the last two years. “It is a false allegation,” says Thakur. I don’t have any company. I am an IT consultant and design OTT solutions and I have submitted documents to support my side with Audio Bytes. I can’t help if they still want to frame and press charges. This documentary evidence will stand in court. ”

Actress Gehna Vashist It was alleged in a recent interview that the police had asked for a bribe from him and Thakur’s name had surfaced in a recent WhatsApp chat. Thakur says, “I have heard Gehna’s interview, in which she mentions asking for money from the police and it is true. He arranged for some money. Her lawyer told me that the police is demanding money and asked me if I can arrange some more money as Gehna can only manage Rs 6 to 7 lakhs. He adds, “About Rs 10 to 15 lakh was demanded on his lawyer’s phone.”

Thakur also chooses to defend the bold content and says, “calling this case a porn racket is sensationalizing the news and it is completely wrong.” He further added, “If nudity is framed as porn, then Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Sacred Games’, Shekhar Kapurof ‘Bandit Queen’ and Mira Nair‘Kamasutra’ also comes under the category of pornographic material. Indian Police is using Section 67 to frame charges against us.”