Pornography case: Bombay High Court to hear Raj Kundra's bail plea today

Raj Kundra’s police custody in the case ends today. Kundra, 45, was arrested by the police on July 19 along with 11 other people on charges related to the alleged creation of pornographic films.

Mumbai: Bombay High Court will on Tuesday hear Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty’s husband and businessman Raj Kundra’s plea challenging police custody and seeking bail in connection with pornography films case.

Raj Kundra’s police custody in the case ends today.

Bombay High Court to hear businessman Raj Kundra's plea challenging police custody and seeking bail, today. His police custody in connection with pornography ends today.

(file photo) pic.twitter.com/G1xR6OeWN8 — ANI (@ANI) July 27, 2021

Kundra, 45, was arrested by the police on July 19 along with 11 other people on charges related to the alleged creation of pornographic films. 

Meanwhile, Crime Branch has appointed a financial auditor to probe the money trail of Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty and their alleged involvement in the pornography racket case.

"In the investigation, the Crime Branch has found transactions worth crores were done from the joint account of Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra. The Crime Branch suspects that the earnings from ‘Hotshots’ and ‘Bolly Fame’ app used to come into this account," said the sources.

They added that police is also probing whether money earned from the apps was being invested in bitcoins. Earlier on Sunday, police had informed that four employees of Raj Kundra have turned witnesses against him in the pornography racket case, increasing troubles for him. 

The property cell of the Mumbai Crime Branch has summoned Television actor and model Gehana Vasisth and Bollywood actress Sherlyn Chopra and several others for questioning in connection with a pornography case.

While investigating the porn film case, Mumbai Police Crime Branch has found a hidden cupboard in Kundra’s Viaan and JL Stream office in Mumbai’s Andheri during searches.

As per sources, Kundra may also face money laundering and Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) cases against him as Enforcement Directorate (ED) is likely to register cases under these Acts against him.

Currently, the case involves the alleged creation of pornographic films and publishing them through some apps.

Raj Kundra has been named as the key conspirator by the Mumbai Police which has slapped charges against him under Sections 420 (cheating), 34 (common intention), 292 and 293 (related to obscene and indecent advertisements and displays) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) besides relevant sections of the IT Act and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act.