Shilpa Shetty Yet To Be Given Clean Chit In Raj Kundra's Pornography Case: Crime Branch

The investigating officers are now probing the role of Shilpa Shetty’s involvement in sensational porn films racket case after the Bombay High Court adjourned the bail plea of Raj Kundra.

Businessman Raj Kundra, touted as the prime accused in a sensational porn films racket case was sent to judicial custody for two weeks till August 10 on Tuesday by a magistrate court. The Bombay High Court also declined to grant any interim relief to businessman Raj Kundra, challenging his "illegal" arrest by Mumbai Police in connection with the porn case on July 19.

And the investigating officers are now probing the role of Shilpa Shetty’s involvement in the same after the Bombay High Court adjourned the bail plea of Raj Kundra. “Shilpa Shetty hasn't been given clean chit yet. All possibilities/angles are being probed. Forensic auditors are appointed and they are looking into the transactions of all accounts in this case” said the Mumbai Crime Branch to ANI.

Meanwhile, Kundra’s bail plea will be next heard on July 29.

On the other hand, the police also said that Kundra's two bank accounts have been frozen by them. The Crime Branch also told the court that they have found from mobile and MacBook chats between Ryan and Kundra, which contain details about revenue and payments from Hotshot apps. This controversial application was reportedly used for the distribution of adult content.

Among other things, the prosecution informed that the court that it had come across an amount of Rs 1.13 crore belonging to Kundra's company in a private bank account which they wanted to probe further.

For the uninitiated, the Mumbai Police arrested Kundra on July 19 in the sensational case of producing and distributing pornographic content through mobile applications. Soon after arrest, he was remanded to police custody till July 23, which was extended till July 27, and on Tuesday he was sent to judicial custody till August 10.

The police have also raided Kundra's home in Juhu last Friday and recorded the statement of his wife Shilpa Shetty. According to reports, Shilpa Shetty shouted at her husband and cried her eyes out multiple times when he was brought to their home by the police during raid. "We have everything, what was the need to do all this," the actress shouted at Raj Kundra as he arrived at their home on Friday evening with the Mumbai Police for a search, according to the sources.

Kundra has been charged with offences under various provisions of Indian Penal Code, IT Act and Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act.