The police custody of Raj Kundra arrested in the pornography case ends today. 45-year-old Kundra was arrested by the Mumbai police on July 19 along with 11 other people on charges related to the alleged creation of pornographic films.
Ahead of Raj Kundra's hearing, seeking bail in the Bombay High Court today, a report states that the businessman was apparently anticipating his arrest. News agency ANI reported that, Kundra had readied a 'Plan B' to dodge investigation and also changed his phone in March so that data from the device could not be recovered.
ANI quoted an official saying, "When crime branch officials asked him about his old phone, he told them he threw it away. Police believe that the old phone contains many important pieces of evidence and is looking for it." The report further claimed "In the investigation, the crime branch has found transactions worth crores were done from the joint account of Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra. The crime branch suspects that the earnings from Hotshots and Bolly Fame apps used to come into this account," officials told ANI.
Earlier on Sunday, police had informed that four employees of Kundra have turned witnesses against him in the pornography racket case, increasing troubles for him. Kundra has been named as the key conspirator by the Mumbai Police which has slapped charges against him under Sections 420 (cheating), 34 (common intention), 292 and 293 (related to obscene and indecent advertisements and displays) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) besides relevant sections of the IT Act and the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act.
With inputs from ANI