Raj Kundra To Remain In Police Custody Till July 27 In Porn Production Case

Raj Kundra porn case: The British-Indian businessman will remain in police custody till July 27 in the case of alleged porn production and distribution, reports said Friday.

The matter was heard before a magistrate court in Maharashtra with the Mumbai Police seeking a week's extension on Kundra's custody. The 45-year-old husband of Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty was arrested in connection to the case of publishing illegal content on July 19. Follow the case here.

As per ANI, Kundra and one Ryan Thorpe were sent to custody for further investigation on Friday. Police suspect funds obtained from making and distributing pornographic content via a mobile app were used for online betting, which they are looking to probe.

The Mumbai Police have called Kundra the "key conspirator" in the case.

Latest reports suggest Kundra has moved the High Court in Mumbai claiming his arrest is "illegal."

Raj Kundra Porn Case: Here's What's Happening

An app named Hotshots is at the centre of the pornography controversy, reportedly being used to distribute adult content. Hotshots was a branch out of Armsprime Media Private Limited, a firm led by Kundra, who claims to have sold the app in 2019 to a UK company Kenrin.

Police are however probing the angle that Kundra was allegedly operating the content functions of the app through his Viaan Industries office. Here are the charges against Kundra in the case. The police have reportedly gained access to WhatsApp and email exchanges between Kundra and others involved talking of profits made from their porn business.

"In the WhatsApp chats, we have found that Raj Kundra was talking about a deal about selling 121 videos for USD 1.2 million. This deal seems to be on the international level," the police said Friday.

Others Allegedly Involved In The Case Speak Up 

As per allegations made by a co-accused in the porn case, Kundra had previously bribed the police's crime branch Rs 25 lakh to avoid arrest. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) which received the complaint in March 2021 reportedly forwarded it to the chief of Mumbai police but no progress was made on it.

Actors like Gehana Vasisth, who was booked after the police's bust of the alleged porn racket in Madh Island in February this year, Poonam Pandey and Sherlyn Chopra have all spoken up in the case. See what the women said here.

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