In keeping with the sources, the Mumbai-based businessman ignored getting arrested by bribing the Crime Branch officers with a whopping amount, the most known to as Rs 25 lakh. It was reported that the number was paid as bribes to the Mumbai Crime Branch officials by Raj Kundra to avoid getting arrested for the allegations of creating pornographic films.

In keeping with a report in Mid-Day, one in all the accused within the case, Arvinda Srivastava alias Rash Thakur, had filed a complaint within the Anti-Corruption Bureau through e-mail in March about the cash exchange between the police and US-based firm Fliz Movies. Fliz Movies or Nukeflix because it was earlier known by, and so the officials. Srivastava was the owner of the US-based firm and was named because of the king of the porn scandal in March. Two of his bank accounts were seized back then, and 4.50 crore rupees were extracted from them.

 The e-mail had screenshots of Whatsapp conversations/chats about the much-talked bribe in step with the sources. The chats mentioned that “demand, through a police informer, to pay an equal amount was also made to the firm”. Mumbai police’s official spokesperson DCP Chaitanya S told the news reporters that he isn't conscious of the accusations made by the suspects. The Mumbai Crime Branch arrested Kundra on July 19 in an exceeding case of constructing pornographic films and publishing them through some apps.

He has been booked under sections 420 (cheating), 34 (common intention), 292 and 293 (related to obscene and indecent advertisements and displays) of the Indian codification (IPC) along with relevant sections of the IT Act and also the Indecent Representation of ladies (Prohibition) Act. Kundra remains in police custody till July 23 till further actions are taken.

After Raj Kundra's arrest, Hotshots mobile app is at the centre of the alleged porn film case. Raj Kundra was arrested concerning a suspected porn film racket. According to a magistrate court in Mumbai on Tuesday, Raj Kundra, a 45-year-old businessman and actor Shilpa Shetty’s husband, was sent to police custody till July 23 for ostensibly producing and circulating pornographic videos through social media.

The Mumbai police said that through investigation, it's relevant that Mr Kundra is involved in such video production, which further was uploaded on social media and earned them money. He was arrested by the Property Cell of the Mumbai Crime Branch on July 19 concerning the pornography racket busted in February.

When the police raided a bungalow at Madh village in Malad on February 4, 2021, some young boys and girls were noticed filming and recording nude and vulgar videos and uploading them on various online platforms. Investigation showed that these videos were going to be uploaded on a website and mobile app.

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Actor Umesh Kamat confessed that Mr Kundra is involved in transmitting such videos on apps and has also made WhatsApp groups connect with the app. Also, a witness told the police that Mr Kundra and Saurabh Kushwah established Arms Prime Media Private Limited on February 5, 2019. The said company sold the app to a company named Kenrin Limited for $25,000. On December 11, 2019, Mr Kundra left the company.

He has been charged with 354 C (voyeurism), 292 (sale, etc. of obscene books), 293 (sale, etc. of obscene objects to young person), 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) of the IPC along with relevant Sections of the Information Technology Act and the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act.