NCB Mumbai has registered Crime No. 82/21 in this case. Arman Kohli has been arrested u/s 21(a), 27(a), 28, 29, 30, & 35 of NDPS Act.

Kohli was questioned by the NCB on Saturday after banned drugs were allegedly recovered from his house here.

A drug peddler, Ajay Raju Singh, was also arrested under the NDPS Act.

“Following a raid, NCB team took actor Armaan Kohli to its office from his residence. After the raid, actor Armaan Kohli gave ambiguous answers to questions put up by NCB. He was then taken to custody for questioning at the NCB office”.

The Officer said, “The investigation has revealed that the case has international linkages as the cocaine seized has South American origin.”

The actor has featured in the Salman Khan-starrer “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” among other films and was also one of the contestants of the TV reality show Bigg Boss.

Following the arrest of Raj Kundra in relation to creation of pornographic content. An app similar to it known for releasing such content has landed into trouble, this is Ullu App. An FIR has been filed against its CEO and Country Head, Vibhu Agarwal and Anjali Raina respectively, at Amboli Police Station under sections 354, 354B, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The victim has filed an intervention application, opposing the anticipatory bail applications filed by Agarwal and Raina. A team of Amboli Police Station investigating the molestation case against CEO Vibhu Agarwal. Vibhu and Anjali were called for recording the statements. The two did not appear and have moved the court for anticipatory bail. Moreover the two have recieved intermin bail till 21st August under the Dindoshi Court.

In further detail, the FIR is registered against Ullu App and other such OTT platforms for obscenity and indecent representation of women.

The Mumbai police commissioner said, “Mr.Kundra is the key conspirator in the case and there is enough evidence against him”. There was a case registered with the Crime Branch in February, this year about the creation and publishing of pornographic films through apps. Further investigation is in progress”.

After his arrest, Raj’s previous tweets about ‘porn vs prostitution’ from 2012 are going viral on social media.

In his tweets, he had questioned, “why it was authorized to pay somebody for intercourse on digicam, asking how prostitution was totally different from porn”.

He had written, “Okay so right here go’s Porn Vs Prostitution. Why is it authorized to pay somebody for intercourse on digicam? How is one totally different to the opposite??  Actors are enjoying cricket, Cricketers are enjoying politics, Politicians are watching porn and Porn stars have gotten actors….!”.

Actress Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra has recently been arrested due to his connections with some of these OTT platforms that showcased pornographic content under the garb of short films. Yes, you read that right. NEWS18 reported, Kundra was arrested on Monday night by the Mumbai police who stated that the case was filed in the month of February 2021 and that Kundra was the “Key conspirator” in the matter. They have also revealed that they have sufficient evidence against the businessman who was arrested after several hours of investigation.
The Commissioner of Mumbai police Hemant Nagrale stated, “There was a case registered with Crime Branch Mumbai in February 2021 about creation of pornographic films and publishing them through some apps. We’ve arrested Mr Raj Kundra in this case on 19/7/21 as he appears to be the key conspirator of this. We have sufficient evidences regarding this. Investigation is in progress.”
Besides Kundra 10 others have been arrested in the case so far. I t was not long before that the Property Cell of the Mumbai Police recently busted a gang that was involved in making porn videos under the pretext of producing short films for OTT (over-the-top) platforms. They had also taken actor Gehana Vasisth under arrest along with eight others in the case.
The crime branch further stated that after the shoot of these porn videos, the accused used to send them to a foreign company using ‘WeTransfer’ and then they would be uploaded on these various OTT platforms to fool the Indian law. It was during the investigation that the Mumbai police arrested a man who identified as Umesh Kamath, who was also an aide of Kundra. It was after his arrest Kundra’s key role in the porn racket came to the fore, but due to the lack of evidence Kundra wasn’t arrested then.
Another officer from the crime branch stated, ““Our team worked on it closely after filing the first charge sheet in the case. During the probe, we found that the accused, in fact, sent WeTransfer files abroad sitting in Kundra’s office.”
The crime branch also revealed that initially these production houses would lure newbie actors by assuring them meaty roles in films but would later make them do porn instead. Sources informed NEWS18 that that accused used to earn Rs 2-3 lakh per video and the victims were just paid Rs 20,000-Rs 25,000.
Umesh Kamath who was earlier arrested by the property cell of the Mumbai crime branch was the managing director of VIAAN industries in which Kundra is the chairman and non-executive director. the report further states that the Mumbai crime branch also arrested a Surat based C-Grade filmmaker Tanvir Hashmi alias Tan on 10th February 2021. Tan had so far directed 8 such films and he used his contacts to trick aspiring actors into pornography. The report also states that during the robe it was also found that he shot pornographic videos and sent them to the UK based company called Kernin Limited through Kamath.
The OTT apps on which these porn videos used to be uploaded through foreign IPs were HotShot, Nuefliks, HotHit and escapenow.tv. The police has also seized Rs 5.68 Lakhs worth equipment which were used to shoot porn videos in a bungalow.

The actor has been charged under sections 354, 342 ,323 and 506 (2) of the Indian Penal Code and the police have started the investigation of the case.

The shocking revelation has stunned the entire television industry. Pracheen is a well-known celebrity, who has worked in popular shows like ‘Kuchh Jhuki Palkain’, ‘Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka Saat Phere’.

Pracheen has many friends in the TV industry, but so far no statement has come out in this matter.