Businessman Raj Kundra broke his silence on ED raids at his offices and residences in the money laundering probe against him related to alleged distribution of pornographic and adult films, saying no amount of sensationalism can obscure the truth. He also criticized media reports that linked his wife and actress Shilpa Shetty to the case, calling it unacceptable.

“While it seems the media is fond of creating drama, let’s set the record straight. I have been fully cooperating in the ongoing investigation for the last four years. As far as ‘collaborators’, ‘pornography’ and ‘ As for the claims ‘money laundering’, let’s just say that no amount of sensationalism will mask the truth, justice will ultimately prevail,’ he said in a statement posted on his Instagram status.

He said, “It is unacceptable to repeatedly drag my wife’s name into unrelated matters. Please respect the boundaries.”

Earlier, Shetty’s lawyer Prashant Patil told PTI that the action was not against the actor and Kudra was “cooperating with the investigation to bring out the truth”. This May 2022 money laundering case stems from at least two Mumbai Police FIRs and charge sheets filed against Kundra and others.

Kundra was arrested in June 2021 for allegedly making obscene films. He was granted bail in September 2021 after spending two months in jail. Mumbai Police officials have alleged that Kundra was the primary conspirator in the case.

What is the porn racket case?

The businessman told a local court in Mumbai in 2021 that the prosecution (Mumbai Police) did not have an iota of evidence to link ‘Hotshots’, an app owned by Kundra’s company that was used in the alleged porn film racket, to any crime. Could. According to law.

According to the ED, ‘Hotshots’ app was being used by the accused persons to upload and stream obscene content.

Kundra had claimed that there was no evidence of him being “actively” involved in the creation of the alleged pornographic material. He had said that he was falsely implicated and his name was not even in the FIR and the respondent (police) had dragged him into the case.

The police had registered the FIR based on complaints received from two women, while another woman had lodged a complaint at the Lonavala police station, about 120 km from Mumbai.

Police had said that during investigation it was revealed that some small artistes were lured to give them a break in some web series or short stories.

The official had said that these actors were called for auditions and were asked to perform ‘bold’ scenes, which later turned out to be semi-nude or nude scenes, which were against the wishes of the actors.

During the police investigation, it also came to light that many ‘porn like apps’ were running in cyberspace.

The police had told the court that its investigation found that Kundra set up Armsprime Media Pvt Ltd, which purchased the Hotshots app through London-based Kenrin Pvt Ltd, to upload “objectionable videos” on social media.

Kundra’s phone contained WhatsApp chats regarding Kenrin and his financial transactions. Police had said that these conversations also revealed that he had discussed selling 119 adult films to a person for US$1.2 million.