Businessman Raj Kundra was arrested by Mumbai Police on July 19 after being booked for alleged production and distribution of pornographic films through apps under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act. The magistrate’s court later remanded Kundra in judicial custody for 14 days. In a recent development, Kundra’s lawyer had filed a bail plea in court which has been rejected.
The case was registered by the crime branch’s property cell at Malwani police station on Tuesday after an actress approached the police and alleged she was forced to shoot for a pornographic film for the HotShots app. According to a latest report published in Mid-Day, accounts of two women victims has been detailed in which they recalled being forced and threatened into shooting adult film content. As per the report, the women were lured with money during lockdown as they were struggling to find jobs. Those named as accused are Gehana Vasisth, Rova Khan and Tanveer Khan for shooting obscene content and forcing the victims.
The 45-year-old businessman, who was on Tuesday remanded in judicial custody for 14 days, earned at least Rs 1.17 crore between August and December last year from his business of production and online distribution of porn films, the police had told a magistrate’s court.
After Kundra’s arrest, Vasisth, who worked in three films produced for Kundra’s app, had in a video said erotic content was different from pornography.
Vasisth, who was arrested in February this year and later granted bail, and two others were recently summoned by the crime branch’s property cell.
