A
magistrate
court
on
Monday
(September
20)
has
granted
bail
to
Shilpa
Shetty's
husband
and
businessman
Raj
Kundra
on
the
alleged
pornography
case.
According
to
a
news
report
in
The
Indian
Express,
Raj
was
granted
bail
with
a
surety
of
Rs
50,000
along
with
some
conditions.
Kundra
had
earlier
on
Saturday
(September
18)
had
moved
a
bail
plea
before
the
court
wherein
he
claimed
that
he
was
made
a
scapegoat
in
the
entire
fiasco
without
any
substantial
evidence
and
that
the
Mumbai
Police
have
already
finished
their
probing
against
him.
The
Mumbai
Police
on
Wednesday
(September
15)
filed
a
1500-page
charge
sheet
against
Raj
Kundra
and
three
others
embroiled
in
the
case
for
allegedly
creating
and
producing
pornographic
content.
The
businessman
in
his
plea
filed
by
lawyer
Prashant
Patil
had
stated
that
he
was
falsely
dragged
into
the
case
by
the
police.
The
news
report
further
stated
that
Kundra
had
revealed
that
while
he
had
'deep
roots
in
the
society'
being
a
permanent
resident
of
India,
he
was
only
associated
with
the
applications
Hotshots
and
Bollyfames
for
10
months.
Raj
Kundra's
bail
stated,
"In
fact,
it
is
the
sole
discretion
of
artists
to
upload
their
contents
on
the
apps.
The
contents
of
the
complaint
do
not
disclose
any
prima
facie
offence
against
the
applicant." According
to
the
news
report,
the
businessman's
lawyer
has
stated
that
he
will
be
released
on
Tuesday
(September
21)
after
completing
all
the
formalities
for
the
bail.
Meanwhile,
Raj
Kundra's
wife
and
actress
Shilpa
Shetty
had
revealed
in
her
statement
for
the
charge
sheet
saying,
"Kundra
started
Viaan
Industries
Limited
in
2015
and
I
was
one
of
the
directors
till
2020
when
I
resigned
due
to
personal
reasons.
I
am
not
aware
of
the
Hotshots
or
Bollyfame
apps.
I
was
too
busy
with
my
own
work
and
hence,
not
aware
about
what
Kundra
was
up
to." However,
model
Sherlyn
Chopra
who
was
allegedly
associated
with
Kundra's
company
had
taken
a
dig
at
the
Hungama
2
actress
for
the
same.
Raj
was
arrested
along
with
his
associate
Ryan
Thorpe
on
July
19
this
year.