Raj Kundra, businessman and husband of Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty, has been arrested by the Mumbai Police along with 11 other people for their alleged involvement in creating pornographic films and publishing them through apps, police said.
The 45-year-old Raj Kundra has been called the key conspirator and was arrested by the Mumbai Police’s crime branch late on Monday. Kundra has been booked under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Information Technology Act.
Raj Kundra has been booked under sections 420 (cheating), 34 (common intention), 292 and 293 (related to obscene and indecent advertisements and displays) of IPC besides relevant sections of the IT act and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act.
“There was a case registered with the Crime Branch Mumbai in Feb 2021 about creation of pornographic films and publishing them through some Apps. We’ve arrested Mr Raj Kundra in this case on 19/7/21 as he appears to be the key conspirator of this. We have sufficient evidences regarding this,” the Mumbai Police Commissioner said in a statement.
Denying any wrongdoing, Raj Kundra had sought anticipatory bail in the case.
Shilpa Shetty married Raj Kundra in 2009 and they welcomed their first child, son Viaan Raj Kundra, in 2012. The couple welcomed their second child – a daughter named Samisha via surrogacy, last year.
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.
