Raj Kundra refutes claims over link with Bangladeshi actor Riya Barde, arrested in India

The rumors left Kundra “deeply disturbed.”

By Sneha Sengupta On Sep 28, 2024

Actor Riya Arvinda Barde, from Bangladesh, was taken into custody on Thursday in Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra, on suspicion of entering the country illegally with forged documents, as quoted by PTI. She reportedly worked on Raj Kundra Productions projects. But Kundra exclusively claims to HT City that all of these accusations are “false.”

“I am deeply disturbed by recent news articles circulating false allegations about me. These reports claim that an individual, allegedly an illegal immigrant, worked for me or was associated with one of my supposed production companies. Let me be very clear – I have never met this person, nor have I ever owned or been involved with any production company that this individual has worked for.”

He added, “These baseless claims are not only damaging to my reputation but are also an attempt to exploit my name for sensationalism and media traction. I have always conducted my business with the utmost integrity, and I will not tolerate such false accusations.”

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His lawyer Prashant Patil mentioned, “There are certain reports in social, digital and print media regarding some alleged illegal immigrant getting arrested by Mumbai police. The fake reports are linking the said alleged accused to the production team of my clients Shilpa Shetty Kundra and Raj Kundra. This is misleading and has been intentionally done to defame my clients. There is a clear ulterior motive of dragging my client’s name in a controversial case for which my clients have no direct or indirect direct connection at all. Due to such mischievous act of creating such offensive content on social media , my clients are initiating criminal case with the cyber crime Mumbai police immediately under the provisions of Information and Technology Act.”

He wrapped up, “Let me assure the public at large , as a lawyer representing Mr Raj Kundra and Mrs Shilpa Shetty Kundra. The criminals involved in creating a fake narrative with an intention to defame my clients shall be booked under stringent provisions of criminal law. We shall request for immediate arrests of such criminals who are circulating fake news regarding my clients. A separate suit for rupees 100 crores, for defamation, shall be initiated before the Honourable Bombay High Court against the media houses reporting this fake news.”