Lagatar24 Desk
Mumbai, May 19: In connection with the production and distribution of pornographic films, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a money laundering complaint against actor Shilpa Shetty’s husband and businessman Raj Kundra.
Kundra founded a business called Arms Prime Media Limited in February 2019 and developed an app called ‘Hotshots,’ according to ANI. The Hotshots app was later sold to Kenrin, a firm based in the United Kingdom.
Pradeep Bakshi, Raj Kundra’s brother-in-law, is the CEO of Kenrin, a company situated in the United Kingdom.
Furthermore, Kundra’s company Viaan Industries partnered with Kenrin to maintain the Hotshots app, and a transaction worth crores of rupees was made to Viaan’s 13 bank accounts, according to sources.
According to sources, the Hotshots app was essentially a platform for porn videos filmed in India that were posted to the app in order to sell memberships. The money received from subscribers was transferred to Kundra’s company, Viaan Industries.
Money collected from pornographic films was funnelled into Kundra’s company’s account in the United Kingdom.
Notably Raj Kundra, along with 11 others, was arrested on July 19, 2021 on allegations of allegedly making pornographic videos. Kundra was granted bail in the pornographic charge by a Mumbai court on September 20 on a 50,000 surety. He was accused of making and distributing pornographic films through a subscription-based smartphone app called ‘Hotshots.’
