❓Did UK-Born Indian Businessman Raj Kundra, Husband of Bollywood Actress Shilpa Shetty, Hide ₹150 Crore in Crime-Linked Bitcoin?💥
🚨 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a charge sheet against Raj Kundra — a UK-born Indian businessman and husband of Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty — accusing him of holding 285 Bitcoins worth ₹150.47 crore ($18M) linked to late crypto scam mastermind Amit Bhardwaj.
👤 Who Was Amit Bhardwaj?
Bhardwaj was once a prominent figure in India’s crypto boom, running companies like GainBitcoin, GBMiners, and MCAP token, luring investors with promises of huge mining profits. Authorities say he cheated thousands of investors, orchestrating one of India’s biggest crypto scams worth thousands of crores. Arrested in 2018 and bailed in 2019, he died in 2022 — but his network still casts a long shadow.
🔗 The Link Between Bhardwaj & Kundra
According to the ED, Bhardwaj handed over 285 Bitcoins to Kundra for setting up a Bitcoin mining farm in Ukraine. The deal collapsed, but Kundra allegedly kept the Bitcoins instead of returning them. The ED dismisses his “mediator” defense, arguing that his detailed recall of transactions after seven years proves he was a beneficiary, not a bystander.
⚖️ ED’s Allegations
🔥 The Bitcoins were proceeds of fraud from fake mining schemes.
🔥 Kundra withheld wallet details, claiming his iPhone was “damaged.”
🔥 He allegedly sold assets to Shilpa Shetty at below market value to disguise illicit funds.
🔥 The ED insists he still controls the Bitcoins.
📜 The case stems from multiple FIRs (First Information Reports — police complaints that trigger criminal investigations) in Maharashtra & Delhi against Bhardwaj’s firms.
👉 If proven, this could become India’s biggest celebrity-linked crypto scandal.
⚡ Conclusion:
Is this a story of fraud, concealment & Bollywood ties — or just a failed mining deal gone wrong?
💭 What do you think — is Raj Kundra guilty or being framed?