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Raj Kundra’s cryptocurrency connection
Agencies / Updated: Jul 26, 2021, 06:09 IST
Raj Kundra’s
Viaan Industries office in Andheri on Saturday and found a cupboard which was hidden between two walls. The said locker contains several files related to financial transactions and cryptocurrency. The cops have already initiated a forensic auditing of Raj
Kundra’s three companies - Viaan Industries,
Armsprime and Hotshot app, which he claimed to have sold to brother-in-law Pradeep Bakshi’s company
Kenrin in 2019.
An official said, “We have brought these files, which will be studied by the forensic auditing team. We are sending eight servers seized from Kundra’s office for forensic analysis as
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MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate is likely to investigate the money laundering angle in the porn movie production case involving businessman Raj Kundra as the Mumbai crime branch found suspicious financial transaction between him and the South African bank account of Mercury International company (online betting and casino gaming). Kundra’s wife Shilpa Shetty has denied any role, police said.
The crime branch on Saturday for the third time carried out a search of Kundra’s Viaan Industries office in Andheri and found several files pertaining to financial transactions stuffed in an almirah which was hidden between two walls.
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Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra’s financials are being probed by the Mumbai Crime Branch, in connection to the production and distribution of pornographic content case. While Raj is in police custody, his wife and Bollywood actress Shilpa, has also been questioned by the investigating officers. And according to a news portal, the couple’s joint bank accounts are being probed by the Mumbai Crime Branch. Shilpa has reportedly been questioned about several international transactions made from the joint account and the cops suspect transactions were made between Raj’s account and that of Kenrin Limited, which is owned by Raj Kundra’s brother-in-law Pradeep Bakshi.
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The Raj Kundra adult films racket is only getting murkier by the day. After several raids by the Crime Branch at Kundra and Shilpa Shetty s home, a latest report suggests that the Enforcement Directorate may now join the case. According to Etimes, the ED may be joining to probe the money laundering angle that has surfaced. As per the report, a suspicious financial transaction between Kundra and a South African bank account of Mercury International company (online betting and casino gaming) has come to the fore. The police added that Shilpa Shetty has denied any role in the racket.