Mumbai: In a latest development in the Raj Kundra's pornography case, his wife and Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty said police that she had no idea about the content of the 'Hot Shots' app through which her husband Raj Kundra allegedly distributed pornographic films, said sources.
Kundra, a city-based businessman, was arrested by the Mumbai police on July 19 for alleged production of pornographic films and their dissemination through apps.
In her statement given to the police on Friday, Shetty said she did not know about the content of the app, nor did she interfere in her husband's business. Further, she said she had resigned from the post of director of Kundra's firm Viaan Industries and was not linked to the app business in any way, sources said. Earlier on Friday, a Mumbai court sent businessman Raj Kundra and his associate Ryan Thorpe to police custody till July 27 in connection with a case.
Mumbai Police questioned the actor on her knowledge of the Hot Shots app, on which the porn content used to be uploaded. She was asked if she was aware of porn content upload-related operations being conducted in the premises of Viaan Industries. Mumbai police is also checking whether any money earned from the porn racket was routed to/from Shilpa Shetty's accounts. The police also seized a laptop from Kundra's house during a search in the early hours of Saturday and have recovered some bank statements, sources said.
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The Crime Branch had apprehended the actor for creating pornographic content and uploading them on a mobile application, in association with a UK-based firm. "He appears to be the key conspirator. We have sufficient evidence regarding this," Mumbai Police Commissioner Hemant Nagrale had said soon after Kundra's arrest. According to Mumbai Police, 10 other people, too, have also been arrested. The police, while seeking maximum custody of Kundra, told a magistrate's court that the 45-year-old businessman had made huge money by making and selling pornographic material.
Kundra was booked under IPC sections 420 (cheating), 34 (common intention), 292 and 293 (related to obscene and indecent advertisements and displays) besides relevant sections of the IT Act and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act. Mumbai Police told the court that they suspect money earned from pornography was used for online betting. The case was registered with Crime Branch Mumbai in February 2021 about the creation of pornographic films and the use of apps.
