Actress
Shilpa
Shetty's
husband
and
businessman
Raj
Kundra
has
got
embroiled
in
a
controversy
after
he
was
named
as
the
'key
conspirator'
in
an
adult
film
business
racket.
On
Friday
(July
23,
2021),
the
Mumbai
Crime
Branch
carried
out
a
six-hour
long
search
at
Shilpa
and
Raj's
Juhu
residence
and
recorded
her
statement
in
the
case.
As
per
a
statement
by
the
Mumbai
Police,
Shilpa
Shetty
has
denied
involvement
in
the
alleged
production
and
transmission
of
pornographic
content.
She
also
claimed
to
the
investigating
team
that
the
films
available
on
her
hubby
Raj's
app
Hotshots
are
not
pornographic
but
erotica,
and
cited
'more
obscene'
examples
from
other
OTT
platforms.
A
police
official
was
quoted,
"She
(Shilpa
Shetty)
said
that
the
movies
available
on
Hotshots
are
not
pornography
but
erotica.
She
also
said
that
nowadays,
similar
content
is
available
on
various
OTT
platforms
and
in
fact,
some
are
more
obscene
than
what
is
available
on
Hotshots."
The
police
said
Raj
Kundra
revealed
in
his
statement
that
everything
was
handled
by
his
brother-in-law
Pradeep
Bakshi
in
London,
and
that
they
only
chatted
via
WhatsApp.
However,
the
police
quoted
as
saying,
"We
have
enough
evidence
that
he
(Raj
Kundra)
was
dealing
with
everything,
his
brother-in-law
was
made
the
owner
of
the
London-based
company
just
for
namesake."
As
of
now,
the
Mumbai
Crime
Branch
is
investigating
Raj
Kundra's
case,
and
is
yet
to
find
any
evidence
about
Shilpa's
direct
involvement
in
the
making
of
the
alleged
adult
videos,
which
were
shot
on
the
pretext
of
giving
chance
to
actresses
to
work
on
leading
OTT
platforms.
Reportedly,
the
Hungama
2
actress
was
also
quizzed
about
her
exit
from
Viaan
Industries.
A
report
in
ETimes
quoted
a
source
as
saying,
"The
reason
Shilpa
has
come
under
the
scanner
is
because
she
resigned
from
the
director's
position
at
Viaan
Industries." The
cops
are
now
probing
whether
the
actress
benefitted
in
any
way
from
the
money
generated
at
the
company,
since
operations
of
the
p*rn
production
and
distribution
were
allegedly
being
handled
by
Viaan
Industries.
Reports
also
state
that
the
officials
suspect
Shilpa
might
have
stepped
down
from
the
director's
position
at
Viaan
Industries
fearing
legal
obstacles
due
to
the
connection
between
Kenrin
Limited,
Hotshots
and
Viaan
Industries.
On
the
other
hand,
Raj
Kundra
has
denied
all
the
allegations
against
him
and
has
moved
Bombay
High
Court
to
challenge
his
arrest
as
'illegal'.