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Entertainment EYE JULY 23, 2021 | The Indian Eye 38

raj Kundra’s arrest puts focus on

Bollywood’s dark underbelly

The police have not yet been able to any find any active role of Shilpa Shetty;

Several actresses make serious charges against the businessman

Our Bureau Kangana Ranaut, too,
jumped into it saying that there
Mumbai is a need for a strong value sys-

n a sensational case, the tem and conscience, as well as a
Mumbai Police informed whip in the film industry.
Ion Tuesday that its Proper- Kangana Ranaut, reacted
ty Cell of Crime Branch has so to Raj’s detention on her Ins-
far arrested a total of 11 people, tagram story. “This is why I call
including actor Shilpa Shetty’s the movie industry a gutter… all
husband Raj Kundra in a case that glitter is not gold,” wrote
relating to the production of Kangana, while threatening to
pornography. expose the underbelly of Bolly-
Businessman Raj Kundra wood in her upcoming produc-
appeared before the Property tion called Tiku weds Sheru.
Cell of Mumbai Police’s Crime Puneet Kaur, a popular
Branch on Tuesday, where he YouTuber, rushed to Instagram
was arrested in a case relating to reveal excerpts of news arti-
to the ‘creation of pornograph- cles from the case, writing, “Do
ic films and publishing them you guys remember our verified
through some apps’. He was tak- Businessman Raj Kundra was arrested Tuesday (left); the police have not DM video where he asked for
en for medical examination at JJ yet found any evidence against Shilpa Shetty . (ANI) hotshots from me?!?” She con-
hospital by the Property Cell of tinued, “I’m not sure what this
Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch of Police (Crime), Milind Bha- Bharambe added. guy was doing to entice folks –
in the early hours of Tuesday. rambe said that the police has The Joint Commissioner we believed it was spam when
He was later taken to Mumbai not yet been able to any find of Police said that all the por- he sent that DM to me!? Man,
Police Commissioner’s office. any active role of Shilpa Shet- nographic content was being up- let him rot in prison.”
On Monday night, Kun- ty. “Crime Branch Mumbai this loaded on a mobile application Sherlyn Chopra gave a
dra was arrested by the Crime February registered a case relat- named “Hotshots”, which was statement to the Maharashtra
Branch in a case relating to the ed to pornographic films. New owned by the London-based Police’s Cyber Crime division
creation of pornographic films actors were promised roles in company. in the pornographic case ear-
and publishing them through web series and short stories and “During a detailed investi- lier this year, for which Raj
some apps. “He appears to be they were asked to do bold and gation, Raj Kundra’s company Kundra has now been detained
the key conspirator. We have suf- nude scenes in auditions. Fe- located in Viaan had a tie-up in custody. Sherlyn reportedly
ficient evidence regarding this,” male actors opposed this and with a London-based company stated in her testimony that Raj
Mumbai Police Commissioner approached the Crime Branch Kenrin that owns mobile ap- Kundra pushed her into the
Hemant Nagrale had said. The based on which a case was regis- plication Hotshots. All nude adult industry.
case was registered with Crime tered. During the investigation, content created in Mumbai was But, actress Gehana Vasisth
Branch Mumbai in February nine accused were arrested. published on Hotshots, which showed support to Raj Kundra.
2021 about the creation of por- Some people forcefully get such was operated from Mumbai. In a Twitter post on Tuesday,
nographic films and publish- films produced. A man named After complaints, this app was the ‘Gandii Baat’ star, who is
ing them through some apps. Umesh Kamat who was looking takedown by Google Play Store also known as Vandana Tiwari,
The firm of businessman after the India operations for and iPhone,” Bharambe said. claimed that none of the films
and actor Shilpa Shetty’s hus- the company of business of Raj It has also been revealed that that Kundra was arrested for
band Raj Kundra had a tie-up Kundra was arrested,” he said. Poonam Pandey filed a criminal were porn films. “They are were
with a London-based company “We have not been able to complaint against Raj Kundra just bold films,” she wrote. The
that was involved in streaming any find any active role (of Shil- earlier this year. She said that 33-year-old model-cum-actress
pornographic content through a pa Shetty) yet. We are investigat- his company used to manage said that people must under-
mobile app, Mumbai police said ing. We will appeal to the victims her app and that even after the stand the difference between
on Tuesday. to come forward and contact contract was terminated, they erotica and porn. She urged
Addressing a press confer- the Crime Branch Mumbai and continued to put her photos and people to watch those films be-
ence today, Joint Commissioner we’ll take appropriate action,” videos on it. fore making a decision.

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