Shilpa Shetty's Husband Raj Kundra's Old 'Porn Vs Prostitution' Tweet Goes Viral After Arrest

Businessman Raj Kundra, the husband of actress Shilpa Shetty, was arrested by Mumbai Police's Crime Branch for being the alleged "key conspirator" in a case of producing pornographic films and pushing them through smartphone applications.

After his arrest, an old tweet of Raj Kundra questioning the legality of prostitution and porn went viral on social media. In his 9 year-old tweet, Kundra had questioned why it was legal to pay someone for sex on camera, asking how prostitution was different from porn.

He tweeted, “Ok so here go's Porn Vs Prostitution. Why is it legal to pay someone for sex on camera? How is one different to the other??”

Another tweet read, “India: Actors are playing cricket, Cricketers are playing politics, Politicians are watching porn and Porn stars are becoming actors....!”

Kundra was placed under arrest after he was called for questioning yesterday (19 July). Mumbai Police's Commissioner has said, "We have sufficient evidences regarding this. The investigation is in progress."

The Police has said that in the racket, women were being lured into acting in pornographic films with the promises of being cast in web series.

Earlier in February, the Property Cell of the Crime Branch had registered an FIR in connection with the case. It had then also arrested nine persons soon after. Kundra's name is said to have come up during the interrogation of the accused who were arrested.

It should be noted that Kundra's name had also come up in a similar case registered by the Maharashtra Cyber Police last year. In the case, Kundra had filed for anticipatory bail, and the court is likely to decide on his plea next week.