Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty’s businessmen husband Raj Kundra was arrested by Mumbai police on July 19 as a ‘key conspirator’ in a pornography case. According to the latest report of a leading daily, Raj Kundra was avoiding his arrest till now by bribing Rs 25 lacs to Crime Branch officers.
A senior-level ACB officer told the leading daily, “The ACB investigates only if there is demand for money and it can lay a trap. Since, in this case, the money had already exchanged hands, as alleged, the complaint was forwarded to the concerned department (Mumbai police) to initiate an action.”
Shilpa Shetty has now broken her silence, few days after her husband’s arrest and the time since the controversy began. The actress took to Instagram stories to share a picture of the motivational quote. The quote read, “I take a deep breath, knowing that I’m lucky to be alive. I have survived challenges in the past and I will survive challenges in the future. Nothing need to distract me from living my life today.” Businessmen Raj Kundra has been arrested by Mumbai Police for allegedly making and streaming pornographic films via mobile applications. Raj is in police custody till today.
Kundra has been booked under sections 34 (common intention), 420 (cheating), 292, and 293 (related to obscene and indecent advertisements and displays) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) besides these relevant sections of the IT Act and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act.
Meanwhile, Shilpa Shetty, who is seen as a judge along with Geeta Kapoor and Anurag Basu on a dance reality show Super Dancer Chapter 4 has currently taken a break from the shooting. As per the reports, actress Karisma Kapoor will be replacing Shilpa on the coming weekend episodes.
