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Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra (File).
The Enforcement Directorate has attached properties worth Rs 98 crore of Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra. This includes Shilpa Shetty's Juhu flat and bungalow and equity shares registered in the name of Raj Kundra. The case relates to money laundering in the 2002 Bitcoin Ponzi scheme scam. ED has given this information through a post on X.
ED had initiated investigation on the basis of multiple FIRs lodged with Maharashtra Police and Delhi Police against Variable Tech Pvt Ltd and accused late Amit Bhardwaj, Ajay Bhardwaj, Vivek Bhardwaj, Simpi Bhardwaj, Mahendra Bhardwaj and others.
Raj became emotional during the trailer launch of his debut film UT69 in November 2023.
The matter is related to Bitcoin Ponzi scheme
The investigating agency alleges that the accused had collected huge amounts of money from people in the form of Bitcoin (worth Rs 6600 crore in 2017 alone) with the false promise of 10% returns every month. These bitcoins were supposed to be used in bitcoin mining, but the promoters cheated investors and hid the ill-gotten bitcoins in online wallets.
The deal failed and investors were not given their benefits. It was claimed that Kundra received 285 Bitcoins from Gain Bitcoin Ponzi mastermind and promoter Amit Bhardwaj to set up a Bitcoin mining farm in Ukraine, which he still has, which is worth more than Rs 150 crore at its current value.
The first complaint in the case was filed on 11 June 2019 and the supplementary complaint was filed on 14 February 2024. After which the Special PMLA Court took action on this. Earlier, ED had seized assets worth Rs 69 crore.
After being released from jail, Raj Kundra started wearing a mask. However, after the release of the film, he stopped wearing the mask.
Raj Kundra has gone to jail in pornography case
Raj was arrested in July 2021 for making and uploading obscene films on mobile apps. He got bail after about 2 months, after which in 2022 he appealed to the CBI about his innocence. Raj told his entire story from the time of allegations to the two months he spent in jail to the people through the film 'UT 69' last year.
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