Raj Kundra arrested in case related to creation of porn films

The businessman has been sent to police custody till July 23

July 20, 2021 02:36 am | Updated May 11, 2022 09:09 pm IST - Mumbai

Raj Kundra

Raj Kundra

A magistrate court in Mumbai on Tuesday sent Raj Kundra, businessman and actor Shilpa Shetty’s husband, to police custody till July 23 for allegedly producing and circulating pornographic videos through social media.

The Mumbai police said, “Through investigation it is clear that Mr. Kundra is involved in making nude and vulgar videos, uploads them on social media and earns money.” He was arrested by the Property Cell of the Mumbai Crime Branch on July 19 in connection with the pornography racket busted in February.

When the police raided a bungalow at Madh village in Malad on February 4, 2021, some young boys and girls were found filming and recording nude and vulgar videos and uploading them on various online platforms. Investigation revealed that these videos were going to be uploaded on a website and mobile app.

A person named Umesh Kamath said that Mr. Kundra is involved in broadcasting such videos on apps and has also made WhatsApp groups to stay in contact with the app.

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A witness told the police that Mr. Kundra and his close aide Saurabh Kushwah established Arms Prime Media Private Limited on February 5, 2019, and the said company sold the app to a company named Kenrin Limited for $25,000. On December 11, 2019, Mr. Kundra resigned from the company. The police said, “Through investigation it is clear that Mr. Kundra is involved in making nude and vulgar videos, uploads them on social media and earns money by establishing Arms Prime Media Private Limited which took over the app.”

He has been charged with 354 C (voyeurism), 292 (sale, etc. of obscene books,), 293 (sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person), 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) of the IPC along with relevant Sections of the Information Technology Act and the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act.

The description of Umesh Kamath was changed to avoid confusion of the name with that of a prominent actor who is not involved in any manner with this case.

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