Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty’s businessman husband Raj Kundra seems to have found himself in yet another controversy. On Thursday afternoon, it was widely reported that his assets, worth Rs 97.79 crore, were seized by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its money laundering probe. The probe is related ot the alleged Rs 6,600 crore Bitcoin-based ponzi scheme which was carried out by a Singapore-based firm Variable Tech Private Limited, reports Hindustan Times.
Minutes after the news made the headline Shilpa and Raj’s advocate Prashant Patil, reacted to the news. In an exclusive chat with HT City, he expressed how they will be taking the necessary steps to protect his client’s properties. He added, “On the face of it, there is no prima facie case made out against my clients Mr Raj Kundra and Mrs Shilpa Shetty Kundra. We have complete faith in the Honourable Judiciary. I believe when we make our fair representation before the Honourable Enforcement Directorate, even the investigation agencies may grant justice to us. We have faith in the fair investigation. We stand committed to cooperate with the authorities as and when required.”
According to the media reports, the seized assets include a residential flat in Juhu, Mumbai, their bungalow in Pune, and equity shares in his name. The case involves allegations of investor funds being misused through Bitcoin. The ED alleges that Variable Tech has collected 80,000 bitcoins from their investors from across the country by promising high returns. Funds worth Rs 6,606 crore were diverted through 9 firms for purchasing properties abroad.
On the work front, Shilpa Shetty was last seen in Rohit Shetty’s web series Indian Police Force co-starring Vivek Oberoi, Sidharth Malhotra, Shweta Tiwari, Nikitin Dheer, Rituraj Singh, Mukesh Rishi, Lalit Parimoo, Sharad Kelkar and many others. The seven-episode series pays tribute to the Indian police officers who do everything in their power to keep the nation safe.
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