A Mumbai court on Wednesday rejected businessman and Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra’s bail plea in a case related to the alleged creation of pornographic films and publishing them through some apps.
As the hearing started, the public prosecutor opposed the plea and said that as he is an influential person, he can intimidate the witnesses which will derail the probe. To this, Raj's lawyer asked, "Is Raj Kundra a terrorist?" The businessman's lawyer also said that the charge sheet was already filed in April and many of the accused are out on bail. But the prosecution objected and said Raj is a key conspirator of the case and rejected the bail plea of both Kundra and his business associate Ryan Thorpe.
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This morning, a fresh FIR was also lodged in connection with the pornography case against Raj in which the name of actor Gehana Vashishth was mentioned. Apart from cheating, charges of robbery have also been included in this FIR.
On Tuesday, Raj was sent to judicial custody for 14 days more. Raj had earlier now moved High Court against the arrest, his lawyer Abad Ponda had even alleged his arrest 'illegal & mala fide'. For the unversed, Raj was arrested in the pornography case on July 19. Last week, Enforcement Directorate stepped in to investigate the Pornography Case. ED sought a copy of the FIR and other documents from Mumbai Police in the ongoing probe against Raj.
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