Businessman Raj Kundra on Saturday denied allegations against Bangladeshi adult film actor Arrested for being in India illegallyWas employed by one of his production companies.

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty’s husband Kundra clarified that he has no relation to actress Rhea Aravinda Barde, who was arrested in Maharashtra for illegally staying in India and obtaining an Indian passport through forged documents.

“These reports claim that a person, allegedly an illegal immigrant, worked for me or was associated with one of my alleged production companies. Let me be very clear – I have never met this individual, nor have I ever owned or been associated with any production company for which this individual worked,” Kundra said.

He said he was “deeply troubled” by the allegations against him, which he described as ‘false’.

The businessman said, “These baseless claims are not only damaging my reputation, but are also an attempt to take advantage of my name for sensationalism and media attraction. I have always conducted my business with complete honesty, and I cannot tolerate such I will not tolerate false allegations.” ,

Kundra also plans to take legal action against those spreading the allegations and is preparing to file a separate defamation suit of Rs 100 crore against media outlets for reporting what he calls “fake news”.

Actress Riya Barde, famous as Aarohi Barde and Banna Shaikh in the adult film industry, was arrested by Mumbai Police after a tip-off. A friend of Riya informed the police after finding out that she was a Bangladeshi citizen. A case has been registered against him under various sections of BNSS including cheating, forgery and Foreigners Act.

Riya’s parents are currently living in Qatar, while the police are searching for her brother and sister.