Hansal Mehta speaks in defense of Shilpa Shetty

Bollywood filmmaker Hansal Mehta has extended his support for actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra who has been in the news after her husband Raj Kundra was arrested in a case connected with the creation and distribution of pornographic contentThe Aligarh director took to his Twitter handle on Friday and asked everyone to give Shilpa some privacy pointing out how public figures are proclaimed guilty even before justice is meted outHansal tweeted If you cannot stand up for her at least leave Shilpa Shetty alone and let the law decide Allow her some dignity and privacy It is unfortunate that people in public life ultimately are left to fend for themselves and are proclaimed guilty even before justice is meted outAlso read Raj Kundra arrested as he was not cooperating with probe Police to Bombay HCHe also called out other Bollywood celebrities for not speaking out for her and wrote This silence is a pattern In good times everybody parties together In bad times there is deafening silence There is isolation No matter what the ultimate truth the damage is already doneHansal further continued and added This vilification is a pattern If the allegations are against a film person there is a rush to invade privacy to pass sweeping judgement to characterassassinate to fill news with trashy gossip all at the cost of individuals and their dignity This is the cost of silenceShilpa Shetty recently approached the Bombay High Court seeking to restrain various media organizations and social media platforms from publishing any incorrect false malicious and defamatory content against her in connection with the arrest of her husbandShe also sought damages to the tune of Rs 25 crores in the defamation suit stating that respondents are causing irreparable harm and damage to her reputation with the aim of sensationalizing news and increasing their readership and viewershipIn her application she also sought direction to respondent organizations for the removal of allegedly defamatory content from their platforms and issue an unconditional apology for the sameShilpas husband Raj Kundra was arrested by police on July 19 along with 11 other people on charges related to the alleged creation of pornographic filmsKundra has been named as the key conspirator by the Mumbai Police which has slapped charges against him under Sections 420 cheating 34 common intention 292 and 293 related to obscene and indecent advertisements and displays of the Indian Penal Code IPC besides relevant sections of the IT Act and the Indecent Representation of Women Prohibition Act said the policeMumbai Crime Branch on Tuesday said that actor Shilpa Shetty has not yet been given a clean chit in the pornography racket case where her husband and businessman Raj Kundra is the prime accusedAlso Read Mumbai Police transfers pornography case to property cellThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever