Days after raids in porn money laundering case, Raj Kundra summoned by ED, says report

Raj Kundra, businessman and husband of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in the ongoing pornography case, according to media reports.

This comes just two days after the ED raided several locations connected to Kundra as part of a money laundering investigation linked to the production and distribution of pornographic content.

Earlier on Friday, it raided the premises of businessman Raj Kundra, husband of actor Shilpa Shetty and others in a money laundering case related to the alleged distribution of pornographic and adult films, official sources said.

About 15 locations in Mumbai and some cities in Uttar Pradesh are being searched, including the home and office of Kundra, 49, and others, the sources said.

The agency is understood to be questioning Kundra at one of these headquarters.

This marks the second money laundering case against Raj Kundra. Earlier this year, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached assets worth ₹98 crore belonging to Kundra and his wife Shilpa Shetty in connection with a cryptocurrency case. However, the couple got relief from the Bombay High Court against the ED’s seizure order.

In 2021, Kundra told a Mumbai court that the prosecution (Mumbai police) had no evidence to link the ‘Hotshots’ app, which was allegedly used in the porn racket, to any legal offence. The ED, however, claims that the app was used by the accused to upload and transmit obscene content.

(This is a developing story)