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ED’s Questioning to Raj Kundra for Bitcoin Scam Brings Out Other Celebrity Names
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ED’s Questioning to Raj Kundra for Bitcoin Scam Brings Out Other Celebrity Names

Popular Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty’s husband and businessman Raj Kundra was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for eight hours Tuesday against being a witness in the act of concealing the origin of illegally obtained money related to the Rs 2,000 crore bitcoin scam in Maharashtra. Kundra was cited at the ED office in Mumbai in the morning and asked questions in this regard. The founder of GainBitcon, Amit Bhardwaj, who was the mastermind behind this fraud had earlier been arrested along with his brother Vivek in April for a criminal case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against cheating more than 8,000 people for Rs 2,000 crore. Kundra's name turned up in the report following alleged links with Bhardwaj. This isn’t the first time that Kundra has faced...