Both Kundra and Thorpe are accused in alleged production and streaming of pornographic content on apps
The bail plea filed by businessman Raj Kundra and his associate Ryan Thorpe has been rejected by the Bombay High Court on Saturday (August 7, 2021).
After hearing the bail applications of Kundra and Thorpe on August 2, Justice A S Gadkari of the Bombay High Court had reserved the judgement.
Both Kundra and Thorpe are accused in alleged production and streaming of pornographic content on apps.
Both Kundra and Thorpe are accused in alleged production and streaming of pornographic content on apps
Businessman Raj Kundra was arrested for allegedly working closely with UK resident Pradeep Bakshi’s firm, Kenrin Production House. Kundra is the husband of Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty. Bakshi is a relative of Raj Kundra.
Mumbai crime branch police have confiscated evidence regarding a WhatsApp group created by Raj Kundra that was specifically regarding payments for a movie.
According to police reports, Kenrin Production House was incorporated on March 23, 2005, with its registered office located in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey. Pradeep Bakshi was appointed director of the firm on November 1, 2008.
It has less than 10 employees and under £2 million turnover. It is involved in video production activities and television programming. According to sources, Kundra, is indirectly a business partner and investor of this company.
Sources say Umesh Kamat, Kundra’s personal assistant, was the India representative of Kenrin Production House in India. The company used to allegedly give contracts and funds to many agents for porn films.
Investigations reveal that actress Gehana Vasisth and Umesh Kamat were involved in producing porn films for Kenrin Production House.
Once completed, the videos were sent through an application called ‘Hotshot’ to Kenrin Production House in the UK to avoid detection by law enforcement agencies in India.
During investigation, the Crime Branch has also come to know that Kenrin Production House was allegedly funding pornography through different agents across the country.
Kundra, in the alleged WhatsApp chats, had talked about marketing strategy, increasing sales, payment of models and other deals.