ED issues fresh summons to Raj Kundra in money laundering case

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued fresh summons to businessman Raj Kundra, the husband of actor Shilpa Shetty, after he failed to appear before the central agency for questioning in his involvement in a money laundering case, officials said here on Tuesday.

According to details, ED had summoned him on Monday, but he sought time from the agency for remaining present before investigators. However, the agency declined his request and slapped him with a second summons asking him to appear on Wednesday.

Besides him, the agency has also summoned actress Gehna Vashisht in the same case, asking her to join the investigation on December 9.

ED wants to question Kundra in a money laundering case linked to the alleged illegal distribution of pornographic movies.

The ED had last week raided Kundra's residence at Juhu in connection with the case against him.

In May 2022, the central agency registered a money laundering case against him in connection with the pornography case.

Kundra had been arrested by the Mumbai police in this connection. The ED is probing the financial transactions pertaining to the case.

The Mumbai police have already filed a chargesheet against Kundra and three other accused linked to the case.

In 2021, Kundra spent two months in Mumbai’s Arthur Road jail and was granted bail in September that year.