Crime

After the Raj Kundra-porn movies debacle came into the limelight, actress Shruti Gera opened up about when casting directors approached her in 2018, for a web series produced by Kundra. “I said no to it immediately. But I am more grateful that I kept myself safe,” she said. Gera further added that often actresses are drugged and compromising scenes are shot thereafter, later blackmailing them with it.

The Jammu and Kashmir police informed that two unidentified terrorists were killed at J&K's Bandipora district. In the wee hours of July 24, an encounter broke between the security forces and terrorists at Shokbaba forest, resulting in the death of the terrorists. According to the officials, the operations are still in progress. However, further details are awaited.

The Rachakonda Police Operations Special Team seized 320 kg of marijuana worth Rs 40 lakh from an alleged peddler, M. Raj Kumar, in Telangana's Saroornagar district. According to the police, the drug was being smuggled and transported from Andhra Pradesh to Karnataka through Hyderabad. The 28-year-old accused aimed to transport 152 sachets concealed under empty fruit trays. Besides, each kilogram was reported to be sold at Rs 10,000.

At Venkatagiri town of Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district, a 14-year-old girl was raped by her stepfather. The incident was witnessed by her 10-year-old brother on July 18, who screamed for help. The incident has been occurring for the last six months. Venkatagiri police have been on the search of the accused who managed to flee. The accused has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual offences Act, 2012.

Notably, the businessman Raj Kundra who has been arrested for the porn films racket on July 19 was reported to bride the Mumbai Police’s Crime branch officials with Rs 25 lakh to avoid arrest. Arvind Srivastava, also known as Yash Thakur has mailed a complaint to the Anti-Corruption Bureau in March regarding the same. Initially, the case was registered in February 2021. Besides, Kundra will remain in custody till July 23.