ED registers case against Raj Kundra

Mumbai, May (Agency) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against actor Shilpa Shetty’s husband and businessman Raj Kundra for his alleged involvement in the production and circulation of pornographic films. Kundra has sold an app named ‘Hotshots’ to a UK-based company, Kenrin, owned by his brother-in-law Pardeep Bakshi, ED sources said.

The app was developed through Kundra’s company Arms Prime Media Ltd. For the maintenance of Hotshots app, Kundra’s company Viaan Industries tied up with Kenrin. For this, crores of rupees were sent to 13 bank accounts of Viaan, informed sources said. The Hotshots app was actually a platform for porn movies, which were made in India and uploaded on the app to offer subscriptions. The amount of money earned through the subscribers was transacted in the name of Kundra’s company Viaan Industries, the sources added.