Raj Kundra case: Money from Singapore traced to Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh

Ever since the name of actress Shilpa Shetty's husband and businessman Raj Kundra surfaced in the porn case, the Mumbai Police has been busy trying to unravel all their links. It has also come to the fore that Kundra's business operations have been traced to Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, wherein the names of two individuals have also popped up in connection with the case.

Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh):In a fresh development in pornography case against businessman Raj Kundra, it has been learnt by police that some part of the earnings from the company of the accused was being transferred to Kanpur from Singapore. The money was being deposited in two accounts - Punjab National Bank in Barra and the other in SBI Bank, Kanpur Cantonment. In the investigation, police have also found evidence of transactions linked to both these accounts.

Among the two names from Kanpur, one is of a woman named Harshita Srivastava and the other is of Narbada Srivastava. Following the disclosure, the bank accounts of both these individuals have been frozen on Friday, following instructions of the Mumbai Crime Branch. Also, the two people whose bank accounts have been seized are alleged to have close contacts with a person associated with Raj Kundra's WhatsApp group. According to the Mumbai Crime Branch, the person currently lives in Singapore.

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Following the revelation, media swarmed in on Narbada Srivastava's house in Kanpur. On being asked about what the Crime Branch team had asked them, Harshita Srivastava says that the Crime Branch team had inquired about their family details. While, Narbada Srivastava said that he did not know why the Crime Branch team were interrogating him, and that he doesn't know what the whole issue is about.

According to sources, it has been revealed that money fom Raj Kundra's companies was transferred to their accounts and that an audit trail is being on by the Mumbai Police. The police are also investigating this case from the angle as to what could be the reason behind opening of the bank accounts in UP's Barra and Cantt area of ​​Kanpur, away from Mumbai.