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Raj Kundra case: Bollywood actress Sherlyn Chopra called for questioning in pornography case

Kundra, the husband of Shilpa Shetty, was arrested by police on July 19



Sherlyn Chopra.
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The property cell of the Mumbai Crime Branch on Friday summoned Bollywood actor Sherlyn Chopra asking her to appear before it for questioning in connection with the porn film production case in which businessman Raj Kundra was arrested, informed Mumbai Police.

Earlier on Thursday, Director of Armsprime Media Private Limited Saurabh Kushwaha was summoned for questioning by the Property Cell of Mumbai Crime Branch.

Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty.
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Meanwhile, a Mumbai Sessions Court on Thursday said it will hear the bail applications of businessman and actor Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra and his associate Ryan Thorpe on August 10.

The court also issued to Mumbai Police and asked for its reply on the bail plea. Both Kundra and Thorpe have challenged the magistrate court’s order that rejected their bail applications. Currently, both are in judicial custody in the pornography case.

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On August 2, the Bombay High Court reserved its order on petitions filed by Kundra and his associate Thorpe challenging their arrest in a case in connection with the pornography racket case.

During the proceedings of the court, the investigating officer told the court that 68 pornography videos were found on Kundra’s laptop.

Police added that a film script with sexual content was also found on Kundra’s personal laptop. On July 27, a court in Mumbai sent Kundra along with Thorpe to judicial custody for 14 days.

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Kundra was arrested by police on July 19 along with 11 other people on charges related to the alleged creation of pornographic films.

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Earlier on July 25, 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.

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