Raj said relationship with Shilpa was complicated, he was stressed at home: Sherlyn

Mumbai: In yet another sensational update in the on-going pornography case, model-actress Sherlyn Chopra has accused Raj Kundra of sexual misconduct. The actress had reportedly appeared from the Mumbai Crime Branch's Property Cell to record her statement in connection with the pornography case. She had issued an FIR against Raj in April 2021 of sexual assault.

According to a report in TOI, in her complaint, Sherlyn revealed 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 levelled some serious allegations on Raj Kundra and said that he started kissing her even though she resisted and even claimed that she didn’t want to get involved with a married man. To which Raj told her his relationship with his wife Shilpa Shetty was complicated and he was stressed most of the time at home.

Elaborating further, Sherlyn added that she asked him to stop as she was scared. After a while, she managed to push him and rushed into the washroom. Earlier the actress had shared a video on her Instagram claiming that it was her who approached Mumbai Police first in the Raj Kundra case.

The businessman 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.

Earlier, Mumbai Crime Branch's Property Cell had summoned Sherlyn Chopra to appear before them on 27 July to record her statement. However, Chopra said she will record her statement only after moving the court for anticipatory bail.

Raj Kundra is currently in 14-day judicial custody, he was denied of a bail by the lower court on Wednesday (July 28). Husband of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra was arrested July 19 by the Mumbai police crime branch for producing pornographic contents for mobile apps.