Mumbai: Police opposed Tuesday the bail plea of businessman Raj Kundra. He was arrested last month for alleged creation and streaming of pornographic content through apps. The police said it would send a wrong message to society if Raj Kundra is granted bail. Police also told court he might commit the crime again if released on bail or even try to escape.
Kundra is currently in judicial custody. In his bail plea Kundra said the police had filed a charge sheet in April, and his name did not figure in it. Also his name was not there in the FIR related to the case. The plea said the accused named in the charge sheet are out on bail. It added that the magistrate’s court ‘erred’ in rejecting his bail earlier.
“The entire order is based on conjectures and surmises and deserves to be set aside. The magistrate failed to appreciate that there is no material against the applicant to even show his alleged involvement in the alleged offence,” Kundra’s plea pointed out.
However, in reply, the police said the crime is of ‘serious nature’ and they were still probing where all the videos were uploaded. The police told court the accused, if granted bail, would continue to commit similar crime by uploading obscene videos. These videos will impact our culture and send a wrong message to society.
The police also said Kundra is the relative of absconding accused Pradeep Bakshi. He is likely to communicate with him and help the latter evade probe. Being a British citizen, Kundra could also escape if granted bail, the police further told court.
The police said one could not deny the possibility of the videos being uploaded outside India as Kundra is connected to the film world.
The victims in the case are women from poor financial backgrounds and, if the accused is out on bail, they might not come forward with crucial evidence, the police said.
The court posted the matter for hearing on August 20.