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Raj Kundra felt suicidal in jail after Shilpa divorce rumours
Raj Kundra, arrested in the 2021 pornography case, has said he felt suicidal in Arthur Road Jail after hearing media reports that his wife, actor Shilpa Shetty, planned to divorce him. In…
Raj Kundra, arrested in the 2021 pornography case, has said he felt suicidal in Arthur Road Jail after hearing media reports that his wife, actor Shilpa Shetty, planned to divorce him. In an interview with ABP News, Kundra said he survived on Parle-G biscuits and water for 63 days and lost 17-18 kg. He recalled a phone call the next day in which Shilpa dismissed the reports and told him she trusted him and was with him. After that call, Kundra said, he felt ready to face anything.
Kundra was arrested on July 19, 2021, after the Mumbai Police Crime Branch alleged his company Viaan Industries operated the Hotshots app used to produce and distribute pornographic content. He was granted bail on September 20, 2021. Kundra has consistently denied the allegations and said he was made a scapegoat. He later turned his jail experience into the 2023 film UT69 and continues to speak publicly about the case.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All five sources report Raj Kundra's account of his 2021 arrest and jail experience in straight, largely identical detail, drawing from the same ABP News interview. The Times of India provides the most comprehensive factual record, mentioning the 4,000 employees, the overnight business closure, and the 67-day actual stay, while Greatandhra appends a standalone reference to a separate Bitcoin scam case. Every outlet leads with the dramatic divorce-rumour and suicidal-feeling hook, which flattens the coverage into tabloid-style human interest rather than investigative journalism. No source interrogates Kundra's claims or the criminal charges themselves, the reporting is uniformly descriptive and event-driven. A careful reader should note that the 63-day claim versus 67 days reflects an unresolved discrepancy across sources, and that no outlet offers third-party verification of the prison conditions or the emotional narrative. The story reads as an uncut promotional interview, not a news investigation.
Coverage: 5 sources, 2 neutral, 3 sensationalist
Sources (5): timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sensationalist), timesnownews.com (sensationalist), hindustantimes.com (neutral report), bollywoodhungama.com (sensationalist), greatandhra.com (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 5 sources linked above.
