Shilpa Shetty Takes Legal Action: New developments are being reported every day in the pornography-related scandal that Raj Kundra is embroiled in. Raj Kundra's wife and actor Shilpa Shetty has reportedly moved the Bombay High Court against a few social media apps such as Facebook and Instagram for publishing “defamatory content" against her.
Shetty claimed that these platforms are “smearing her reputation with the aim of sensationalising news and increasing their readership and viewership." She has reportedly moved court against them as per a report in Bar and Bench.
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Shetty has demanded an unconditional apology from certain media houses and sought Rs 25 crore in damages. Court's hearing in the defamation suit is scheduled for tomorrow.
She subsequently urged the court to pass appropriate directions, which require social media platforms to remove or delete the defamatory articles or videos against her, according to a report in ANI. The actor had earlier recorded her statement with the crime branch in connection with the pornography case.
On Tuesday, the officials had pointed out that the actor is yet to be given a clean chit in the case where her husband is the prime accused.
Other key updates
Meanwhile, investigating the case, police have found a hidden cupboard in Shetty's husband and businessman Kundra's and JL Stream office in Mumbai's Andheri. According to officials, they have sought help from forensic auditors who will probe the transactions in all the accounts of the people involved in the case. One of the cases registered against actor Vasisth and three producers from Kundra's company has been handed over to the Property Cell of Mumbai Police Crime Branch in a pornography-related scandal. Read more here.
As per sources, in his petition filed in the court, Kundra argued that he has been wrongly arrested in the case and termed himself innocent. The police officials have maintained that he refused to sign Section 41 (A) of CrPC, which issues a notice directing the person against whom a reasonable complaint has been made. His lawyer contended that Kundra was arrested as he didn’t give the notice. Meanwhile, the police arrested Ryan Thorpe, who served the notice.
The Bombay High Court is hearing Kundra's plea. The 45-year-old was arrested for allegedly producing and circulating pornographic material on mobile apps. He will remain in judicial custody till August 10, as ordered by the magistrate court on Tuesday.
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