Businessman Raj Kundra broke his silence following an Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid at his and his wife, actor Shilpa Shetty's, house. On Friday, the ED conducted an investigation at the couple's Juhu residence, in connection with a money laundering case related to the alleged distribution of pornography, as reported by PTI.
On Saturday morning, Kundra took to his Instagram stories to address the allegations and said that he was fully cooperating with the investigation and asserted that “sensationalism” would not obscure the truth.
He wrote: "To whom it may concern, While the media seems to have a flair for drama, let's set the record straight: I'm fully complying with the ongoing investigation that has been unfolding for the last four years. As for the claims of 'associates', 'pornography' and 'money laundering', let's just say that no amount of sensationalism will cloud the truth, in the end, justice will prevail!"
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Kundra further asked all media outlets to respect Shetty's privacy regarding the investigation. "A note to the media: It's unacceptable to repeatedly drag my wife's name into unrelated matters. Please respect the boundaries!!! #ED.”
Following Friday's raid, Shetty's lawyer, Prashant Patil, had denied that any investigation had taken place and dismissed the reports “misleading”. "There have been reports in the media saying that my client Mrs Shilpa Shetty Kundra has been raided by the Enforcement Directorate. These reports are not true and are misleading. As per my instructions, there is no Enforcement Directorate raid on Mrs Shilpa Shetty Kundra as she has nothing to do with any offence of whatsoever nature. However, the case in question is an ongoing investigation regarding Mr Raj Kundra and he is cooperating with the investigation for truth to come out."
In 2021, a complaint was filed against Hotshots, an application owned by Kundra's company, Armsprime Media Pvt Ltd. The app lured young and aspiring actor under the false pretext of web series audition, but instead, they were coerced to film nude and semi-nude scenes.
Kundra later sold the app to U.K.-based company Kenrin Pvt Ltd, and upon investiagtion, financial transations linking Kundra to the company revealed that 119 adult pornographic videos were sold for USD 1.2 million.
Though he claimed to not have been directly involved in production of the adult films, Kundra was arrested in 2021 and later released on bail after spending two months in jail.
