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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Raj Kundra in the pornography case. Raj Kundra has been asked to reach the ED office at 11 am on Monday. Apart from Raj Kundra, ED has called all the people associated with this case for questioning.
On November 29, ED raided the house of Raj Kundra-Shilpa Shetty in this case. Raj Kundra's office was also raided. Apart from this, the houses of the people working for him were also raided.
Raj Kundra is accused of providing porn content to people through the app Hotshot and also producing it. The owner of this app is Raj Kundra. This app of his was earlier available on Google and Apple, however, after the case against Raj Kundra in 2021, the app was removed.
The lawyer had said – Shilpa's name should not be dragged into this case. After the raid in the house, actress Shilpa's lawyer Prashant Patil had issued a statement saying – There are reports in the media that the Enforcement Directorate has raided the house of my client Mrs. Shilpa Shetty Kundra. These news are not true and misleading. He has nothing to do with this case. Although this matter is related to the ongoing case against Raj Kundra, he is cooperating with the police in bringing out the truth.
Prashant had further said that we request the media not to use Shilpa Shetty's name, photo or video in this case, because she has nothing to do with the case.
Raj Kundra was angry when wife Shilpa's name came up in pornography case Raj Kundra had given a statement when Shilpa Shetty's name came up in the pornography case. He had said that repeatedly dragging his wife's name will not be tolerated.
Raj Kundra had posted a story from his official Instagram account, in which it was written – For those with whom it may concern. Media is fond of creating drama, so let's set a record. I have been fully cooperating in the ongoing investigation for the last 4 years. As far as the claims of associates, pornography and money laundering are concerned, all that needs to be said is that sensationalism of any level will not tarnish the trust. In the end justice will prevail.
He further wrote – Note to the media, repeatedly dragging my wife's name into this matter with which she has nothing to do is unacceptable. Please respect the boundaries.
The house of a car repairer in Singapore for Kundra was also raided. The Kanpur house of Arvind Srivastava, who worked for Raj Kundra in Singapore, was also raided. According to sources, Arvind's wife Harshita Srivastava's maternal house is in MIG Block A, Barra-8, Kanpur. Opened a joint account with my mother in PNB Bank, Barra on January 10, 2008.
During that time, Harshita had only Rs 20 thousand in her account. After this, between May 2019 and 2021, Rs 2 crore 33 lakh 222 reached Harshita's account. How was an amount of more than Rs 2 crore suddenly transferred to the bank account? This money is being directly linked to Raj Kundra. Arvind and his wife Harshita were not found in their house in Kanpur. But the ED team had interrogated the father and family at home.
Pictures of the raid on Arvind Srivastava's house in Kanpur.
How did the police reach Raj Kundra in the pornography case?
- In February 2021, police raided Madh Island and busted a porn racket. The name of TV actress Gehana Vashishtha came up in this case. Police came to know from Gehna about Umesh Kamat working in Raj Kundra's company Vihaan Enterprise.
- Umesh used to send all the videos to Raj Kundra's London-based brother-in-law Pradeep Bakshi through a sharing application. Pradeep used to upload all the videos on the app of company Kenrin. Umesh used to do this transfer from Raj's office only.
- According to the charge sheet, the account of 'Hotshot' app and two WhatsApp groups named 'Hotshot' Taken Down were detected from Umesh's mobile. The administrator of both these groups was also Raj.
- Regarding payment to people working on the content of 'Hotshot' and 'Boli Fame' app, payment from Google and Apple, user revenue among Raj and his company's IT head Ryan Tharp, Umesh, Pradeep Bakshi and other employees. There was chat in WhatsApp group, mails were sent. Income details etc. were stored.
- After getting all this, it was revealed that Raj was the mastermind of the entire racket, he used to upload obscene videos through Pradeep Bakshi and earn money in return.
Sherlyn, Poonam Pandey were also accused Earlier, the High Court had also rejected the anticipatory bail plea of five other accused apart from Raj Kundra in this case. After the relief given to Kundra, other accused can also appeal to avoid arrest on the same basis. Actresses Poonam Pandey, Sherlyn Chopra and Gehana Vashishtha were also made accused in the case of making porn films. Raj Kundra was arrested in July. Raj Kundra's Hotshots app was accused of airing obscene and porn videos.
Photograph of Raj Kundra taken during his arrest.
Arrests were made under these sections in July 2021
- IPC Section 292, 296 – Making and selling obscene material
- Section 420 – Betrayal, fraud
- Section 67, 67(A) of the Information Technology Act – posting and transmitting obscene material in electronic form
- Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, Section 2 (g) 3, 4, 6, 7 – Making, selling and broadcasting obscene films related to women.
Shilpa-Raj's property worth Rs 97 crore attached in money laundering case Just a few months ago, the Enforcement Directorate has attached property worth Rs 97.79 crore of Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra. This includes Shilpa Shetty's Juhu flat and bungalow and equity shares registered in the name of Raj Kundra. The case relates to money laundering in the 2002 Bitcoin Ponzi scheme scam. ED had given this information through a post on X.
Recently Shilpa-Raj completed 15 years of marriage.
Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty got married in the year 2009. The couple has two children Viaan and Samisha from this marriage. On November 22, the couple completed 15 years of marriage. Shilpa had shared a post on this occasion.
On November 22, Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra completed 15 years of marriage.
How was the jail experience told in the film UT69
The film UT69 was released on 3 November 2023, which was based on Raj Kundra's experience of going to jail and going to jail. Raj Kundra himself was in the lead role in this film.
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