Pornographic films case: WhatsApp Chats reveal Raj Kundra planned another app after Hotshots was blocked

Raj Kundra (45), husband of Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty, was arrested by the Mumbai crime branch on Monday night in a case, which it said, related to the alleged creation of pornographic films and publishing them through some apps. 

Mumbai: Purported WhatsApp chats between businessman Raj Kundra, arrested in an alleged porn films racket, and other members of a group suggested he had a 'Plan B' in place after Google Play took down 'Hotshots', the OTT app at the centre of the illegal activity, due to policy violations, police sources said on Wednesday. The 'Plan B' involved launching a new application to carry on the illegal business of producing and circulating pornographic content, they said. Raj Kundra (45), husband of Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty, was arrested by the Mumbai crime branch on Monday night in a case, which it said, related to the alleged creation of pornographic films and publishing them through some apps. He is in police custody till July 23.  At least four screenshots of purported WhatsApp chats have surfaced on social media in which Kundra was allegedly seen discussing about the 'Plan B' with another member on 'H ACCOUNTS' group, the sources said. A member of the group shares a screenshot of the mail, which was received from Google Play Team about status of the app ('Hotshots'), to which Kundra allegedly replied, "...Plan B started max 2-3 weeks new app will be live iOS and Android it's a blessing."