Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today questioned Raj Kundra, husband of actor Shilpa Shetty, in connection with a money laundering probe related to a bitcoin transactions case, officials said.
The businessman was summoned at the ED office here and was asked questions about his involvement in the trade, termed as illegal by the government, they said.
There are some instances of the case that are linked to Mr Kundra and hence, he has been asked to record his statement, the officials said without elaborating.
It is alleged that about 8,000 investors lost about Rs 2,000 crore funds by transacting in this scheme.
Mr Bhardwaj reportedly was behind ventures like GainBitcoin, GBMiners, MCAP and GB21, and the investors were allegedly duped after transactions on these portals.
It is alleged that Bhardwaj and his associates allegedly duped investors to the tune of Rs 2,000 crore in Mumbai, Pune, Nanded, Kolhapur and other places in the state.
The government had also cautioned investors to be wary of virtual currencies such as bitcoin, saying they are like Ponzi schemes with no legal tender and protection.
The businessman was summoned at the ED office here and was asked questions about his involvement in the trade, termed as illegal by the government, they said.
There are some instances of the case that are linked to Mr Kundra and hence, he has been asked to record his statement, the officials said without elaborating.
It is alleged that about 8,000 investors lost about Rs 2,000 crore funds by transacting in this scheme.
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Mr Bhardwaj reportedly was behind ventures like GainBitcoin, GBMiners, MCAP and GB21, and the investors were allegedly duped after transactions on these portals.
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It is alleged that Bhardwaj and his associates allegedly duped investors to the tune of Rs 2,000 crore in Mumbai, Pune, Nanded, Kolhapur and other places in the state.
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The government had also cautioned investors to be wary of virtual currencies such as bitcoin, saying they are like Ponzi schemes with no legal tender and protection.
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