Actor Shilpa Shetty’s husband, businessman Raj Kundra has been arrested by the Mumbai police over a case involving pornographic films. The Mumbai Police said they arrested Mr Kundra on Monday “as he appears to be the key conspirator of this”. The police also said they have “sufficient evidence” against him, though they added that further investigations are in progress. The police have arrested a total of nine accused in this case, officials said.
The case — involving creation of pornographic films and publishing them through some apps — was registered with the Mumbai Crime Branch in February this year. Based on a case registered in February this year, Kundra, a British-Indian businessman, was being investigated by the Crime Branch-CID of Mumbai Police. Kundra was called by the property cell and he reached the office at 8 pm. He was arrested after questioning, said a police officer. Earlier, the property cell had arrested Umesh Kamat who had claimed in his statement that he used to work in the company of Kundra. The Mumbai Police has confirmed the arrest of Kundra. Denying any wrongdoing, Raj Kundra had sought anticipatory bail in the case. The racket was busted on February 4, when an official of the property cell raided a bungalow in Madh area, Malad (West) and arrested five accused of their alleged involvement in luring young women and men on the pretext of offering roles into web series and short films. They allegedly forced them to act in a pornographic film instead.
Raj Kundra – the owner of an app called JL Stream — was part owner of Indian Premier League cricket team Rajasthan Royals. In 2013, he was questioned by the Delhi Police in connection with the betting and spot-fixing scandal that engulfed Indian cricket.
