Raj Kundra, husband of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, was arrested in a case related to alleged creation of pornographic films on Monday night. Soon after Raj’s arrest, Mumbai Police investigated if there is any involvement by his wife Shilpa in the case. So far, the police officials haven’t found any evidence about her. Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), Milind Bharambe shared in a statement, “We have not been able to any find any active role (of Shilpa Shetty) yet. We are investigating. We will appeal to the victims to come forward and contact the Crime Branch Mumbai and we'll take appropriate action.” Raj was taken into custody by the Crime Branch on Monday evening after being booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Information Technology (IT) Act.
In February 2019, Raj started a company named Arms Prime Media Pvt Ltd. Six months later, the company developed a mobile phone application called Hotshot, which has been named by police as the porn streaming app. The officials earlier confirmed that he to be the ‘key conspirator’ in the case. He has been sent to judicial custody till July 23, along with Ryan Tharp, who was also arrested in the same case, from the Nerul area on Tuesday morning. Mumbai Police Commissioner, Hemant Nagrale had confirmed in a statement, "There was a case registered with Crime Branch Mumbai in February 2021 about the 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." Raj Kundra's arrest and involvement in pornography business has send shockwaves across the entertainment world.