Shilpa Shetty’s lawyer calls experiences of ED raid ‘unfaithful and deceptive’: Raj Kundra is cooperating with investigation | Bollywood

Shilpa Shetty’s lawyer’s assertion

In a press release, advocate Prashant Patil stated, “There have been experiences within the media saying that my shopper Mrs Shilpa Shetty Kundra has been raided by the Enforcement Directorate. These experiences are usually not true and are deceptive. There isn’t any Enforcement Directorate raid on Mrs Shilpa Shetty Kundra as she has nothing to do with any offence of in anyway nature.”

The assertion added that there’s an ongoing investigation into her husband, Raj Kundra. “Nevertheless , the case in query is an ongoing investigation concerning Mr Raj Kundra and he’s cooperating with the investigation for reality to return out.”

The lawyer requested the media to chorus from utilizing Shilpa’s photographs whereas speaking in regards to the investigation. “Would request the digital and print media to chorus from utilizing the movies, footage and identify of Mrs Shilpa Shetty Kundra as she has nothing to do with the case. Strict cognisance shall be taken in opposition to irresponsible journalism whereby the images or movies of Mrs Shilpa Shetty Kundra are shared on this matter.”

What’s the case about

Earlier within the day, information company PTI reported that the Enforcement Directorate on Friday raided the premises of businessman Raj Kundra, the husband of actor Shilpa Shetty, and a few others as a part of a cash laundering case linked to the alleged distribution of pornographic and grownup films, official sources stated.

The sources stated round 15 places in Mumbai and a few cities in Uttar Pradesh are being searched, together with the house and workplace of 49-year-old Kundra and a few others. The company is known to be questioning Kundra at one in every of these premises.

This cash laundering case of Could 2022 stems from no less than two Mumbai police FIRs and chargesheets filed in opposition to Kundra and others. The businessman and a few others have been arrested within the case by the police and later granted bail.

That is the second cash laundering case in opposition to Kundra. Early this 12 months, the ED had connected belongings price ₹98 crore of Kundra and Shetty in a cryptocurrency case. The couple, nevertheless, obtained reduction from the Bombay Excessive Court docket in opposition to this ED attachment order.

In response to the probe company, the ‘Hotshots’ app was being utilized by accused individuals for importing and streaming obscene content material. Kundra had claimed there was no proof of him being “actively” concerned within the creation of alleged questionable porn content material. He had stated he was falsely implicated and was not even named within the FIR and was dragged by the respondent (police) within the case.