ED tightens grip on Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra, property worth Rs 98 crore seized including bungalow in Pune.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken major action against actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband actor-businessman Raj Kundra. ED has seized assets worth Rs 98 crore of Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra on Thursday. This action has been taken by ED in the case of Bitcoin Ponzi scam worth Rs 6600 crore.
the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday said it has seized assets worth around Rs 98 crore, including a Pune bungalow and equity shares, of actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra as part of its probe into a money laundering case. The case pertains to defrauding investors of their money by Bitcoin.
According to the statement issued by ED, ‘Among the seized properties are a flat in Juhu, Mumbai, which is in the name of Shilpa Shetty and a bungalow in Pune, which is in the name of Raj Kundra. Apart from this, the seized assets include equity shares. The statement further said that a provisional attachment order has been issued under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to seize these properties worth approximately Rs 97.79 crore.
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ED had started the investigation after the FIR lodged by Maharashtra Police and Delhi Police against One Variable Tech Pte Ltd and accused late Amit Bhardwaj, Ajay Bhardwaj, Vivek Bhardwaj, Simpi Bhardwaj, Mahendra Bhardwaj and others. The accused were accused of extorting huge sums of money from people in the form of Bitcoin with a false promise of 10 percent returns per month.
The ED alleged that the promoters defrauded investors and were hiding the ill-gotten bitcoins in obscure online wallets. Shilpa Shetty is a famous Bollywood actress. At the same time, her husband Raj Kundra has also entered the film world. Raj Kundra made his Bollywood debut with the film ‘UT69’ last year.