ED books Raj Kundra for money laundering in connection to porn racket case
Reports say that the agency has found damning documents of financial irregularities in Kundra’s firm and filed a case.
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Mumbai, May 19: ctress Shilpa Shetty’s husband & businessman Raj Kundra’s troubles are far from over as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has lodged a case against him in connection with an alleged porn racket that came forth last year.
Kundra was arrested by Mumbai police in July 2021 and he spent close to two months behind bars. The charges against him and his associates was luring and browbeating young models for acting in pornography movies that his company made. They were cheated on pretext of landing up with a future role in web-series or movies.
The ED are investigating money laundering allegations against the businessmen and are looking into the financial transactions of his company and his associates. Reports say that the agency has found damning documents of financial irregularities in Kundra’s firm and filed a case last week.
According to reports, Kundra came under scanner during probe in a pornography case. Under the probe were companies like Arms Prime Media Limited and an application named Hotshots - both founded by him.
Kundra was arrested by Mumbai police in July 2021 and he spent close to two months behind bars. The charges against him and his associates was luring and browbeating young models for acting in pornography movies that his company made. They were cheated on pretext of landing up with a future role in web-series or movies.
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They were also threatened if they refused to shoot for nude scenes. These adult films were shot in rented bungalows or apartments in areas like Madh Island or near Aksa in Malad.
