The Enforcement Directorate has intensified its probe into a p*rnography case concerning businessman Raj Kundra, husband of actor Shilpa Shetty. Raj, who changed into currently summoned to appear earlier than the business enterprise, reportedly skipped the hearing, main to a fresh summons being issued. This improvement follows reviews of a raid performed at his house.Shilpa Shetty's Raj Kundra become summoned in reference to the Enforcement Directorate's first money laundering case linked to a pornography scandal exposed with the aid of the Mumbai Police in February 2021. Now, as in step with IANS, he did now not appear for the hearing, inquiring for extra time. As a result, a sparkling summons has been issued, directing him to seem for wondering in the ongoing probe on December four.

Raj Kundra knowledgeable the Enforcement Directorate that he became unable to seem for questioning on Monday and requested extra time, in keeping with sources within the company. Meanwhile, actress Gehana Vasisth has also been summoned for questioning on December nine in connection with the case, because the research continues into the alleged p*rnography rip-off.This improvement comes just two days after the Enforcement Directorate carried out raids at more than one places linked to Raj as part of its research into cash laundering related to the manufacturing and distribution of p*rnographic content material. The ED's actions follow a series of raids on Friday at 15 locations in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, in which several financial institution accounts were frozen and cyber-digital devices seized. Searches took place in Mumbai, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, and Kushinagar, targeting individuals who allegedly furnished technical support to p*rn apps in change for payment. The business enterprise is now analyzing the statistics and files seized for the duration of the raids, focusing on tracing the float of the illicit proceeds both inside India and across the world, to be able to become aware of the remaining beneficiaries of the crime.

For those unaware, Kundra turned into detained by using the Mumbai Police in July 2021 over allegations of manufacturing and dispensing p*rnographic content, however he became later granted bail. He has continually denied the accusations, claiming he was made a 'scapegoat' inside the case.

Earlier this year, he came underneath the Enforcement Directorate's radar as part of a money laundering probe into the Gain Bitcoin Ponzi Scam. The ED seized assets well worth Rs ninety eight crore, along with a residential flat in Juhu, Mumbai, a bungalow in Pune, and numerous fairness holdings.