Shilpa Shetty Kundra’s husband Raj Kindra grilled by ED in bitcoins transactions case

On Tuesday, Shilpa Shetty’s husband, businessman Raj Kundra was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), in connection with a money-laundering probe in the bitcoins transactions case.  Reportedly, Raj was summoned for his involvement in the bitcoin trade, which is termed illegal by the government. 

Earlier, the ED had registered a criminal case against bitcoin-based investment website GainBitcoin+, its founder Amit Bhardwaj and eight others for allegedly duping investors to the tune of Rs 2000 crore in Mumbai, Pune, Nanded, Kolhapur and other places in Maharashtra. Apparently, some instances in the case are linked to Raj, for which he was summoned to record his statements. The nature of his questioning was not clear till the time of going to press.