Actress Shilpa Shetty's husband & businessman Raj Kundra and one Ryan Tharp have been sent to police custody till 23rd July. Actress Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra was arrested on Monday night in connection with a pornographic film production case. In a raid on a bungalow in Madh area in February, Mumbai police came to know that pornographic films were being made. Raj Kundra was arrested on Monday as part of an investigation into the case.
The Mumbai Police Crime Branch arrested one Ryan Tharp from the Nerul area in Mumbai for his alleged involvement in a case relating to the production of pornography.
The two were arrested on Monday along with nine others.
Kundra appeared before the Property Cell of Mumbai Police's Crime Branch on Tuesday morning, where he was arrested in the case relating to the 'creation of pornographic films and publishing them through some apps'.
He was taken for medical examination at JJ hospital by the Property Cell of Mumbai Police's Crime Branch in the early hours of Tuesday. He was later taken to Mumbai Police Commissioner's office.
"He appears to be the key conspirator. We have sufficient evidence regarding this," Mumbai Police Commissioner Hemant Nagrale had said in a statement.
The case was registered with Crime Branch Mumbai in February 2021 about the creation of pornographic films and publishing them through some apps.