Calling out the press conference, Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra issued a statement through their lawyers, stating that they will take legal action against the alleged statement that Sherlyn Chopra wants to make. “The due process of law must be followed for the alleged statement that Miss Chopra wants to make. Calling for a press conference to do this reflects a strong intention to commit an offence of defamation. Anything spoken by Miss Chopra in the public domain shall be held against her in the court of Law. She shall be liable for civil and criminal proceedings before competent courts,” said Shilpa and Raj’s lawyers in a statement.
In August this year, Sherlyn Chopra was questioned by the property cell of the Mumbai Crime Branch for nearly eight hours. The actress was asked about her connection to the pornography case involving businessman Raj Kundra. Speaking to the media about the purpose of the interrogation, Chopra had said, “They asked me to share information about Armsprime media and everything related to Raj Kundra. They asked me about my agreement with Armsprime and what the terms and conditions of the contract were. They even asked about how many videos I shot with them and who all were a part of the content production.”
In April 2021, Sherlyn had reportedly filed an FIR against Raj Kundra for sexual assault. He was charged under section 376 of Indian Penal Code r/w section 384, 415, 420, 504 and 506, 354 (a) (b) (d), 509, of Indian Penal Code, 67, 67 (A), of Information Technology Act 2008, sec 3 & 4 of Indecent Representation of Women Act 1986. In her complaint, Sherlyn had alleged that in early 2019, Raj Kundra called her business manager about a proposal that he wanted to discuss. After the business meeting on March 27, 2019, Sherlyn claimed that Raj showed up unannounced at her house due to a heated argument over a text. The actress alleged that Raj started kissing her even though she resisted. She also claimed not wanting to get involved with a married man nor mix business with pleasure. To which Raj told her his relationship with his wife Shilpa Shetty was complicated and he was stressed most of the time at home.
Raj Kundra was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch on July 19, for his alleged involvement in a porn production and distribution case. After spending two months in jail, he was released on bail on September 21.
