On Thursday, actor Umesh Kamat took to his Instagram handle to clarify that the person named in the case is not him.
On Tuesday, the Mumbai Police named businessman Raj Kundra and his brother in law Pradeep Bakshi the masterminds of an international porn films racket perpetrated through their content production companies based in India and the United Kingdom.
After his arrest late Monday night, Raj was produced before a court which remanded him in police custody till July 23.
Amid Raj's arrest and information about the case being circulated, certain WhatsApp chats are said to be the 'key piece of evidence' of his involvement in making pornographic content and publishing them through mobile applications.
And ever since those chats between Raj Kundra and his former PA Umesh Kamat, who is also under arrest, have come forth, Kamat's namesake, Marathi actor Umesh Kamat's has been mistaken for the former, and his images used in the media in reports and articles about PA Umesh Kamat, the accused in the porn case.
On Thursday, actor Umesh Kamat took to his Instagram handle to clarify that the person named in the case is not him. He also slammed media houses for 'irresponsible journalism and for using his picture without verification in the ongoing Raj Kundra case.
Umesh's statement read as follows:
"Today, I went through a very outrageous experience of irresponsible journalism. In the search of one Umesh Kamat alleged involvement in the Raj Kundra case, my name was picked up recklessly out of nowhere and associated with the case without any verification of facts.
Maybe the media doesn't realize but this single irresponsible incident has led to mental agony and irreparable damage to my image. My pictures were irresponsibly used by one media agency. Within no time, I and my family were flooded with calls and questions coming from all over the county just because someone was in the haste to get a scoop and wasn't enough to verify the facts. Huge damage has been done. I shall pursue necessary legal remedies against the respective media agency.
I have therefore immediately taken to social media to clarify that the person my name " UMESH KAMAT" alleged to be involved in the Raj Kundra case is, not me. I request you all to take note of the same and not fall for the absolute false and negligent news coverage I am sure I have your support- Umesh Kamat."
Meanwhile, in the case, besides Raj Kundra, the Mumbai police have also arrested his IT person Ryan J. Tharpe. Previously, nine people were arrested in February in this case, namely, TV actress Gehna Vashisht, Yasmin R. Khan, Monu Joshi, Pratibha Nalavade, M. Atif Ahmed, Dipankar P. Khasnavis, Bhanusurya Thakur, Tanvir Hashmi, and Umesh Kamath.
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