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ED Chargesheets Raj Kundra in Gain Bitcoin Case, Says He Retained 285 Bitcoins

The filing places the Gain Bitcoin investigation before a special PMLA court for cognizance.

Overview

  • Investigators allege Kundra is the beneficial owner of 285 Bitcoins worth about ₹150.47 crore received from the late Amit Bhardwaj for a Ukraine mining venture that never materialised.
  • The ED says Kundra concealed wallet addresses and failed to surrender the crypto, calling his claim of a damaged iPhone X a deliberate attempt to destroy evidence.
  • The chargesheet asserts he routed funds through a below‑market transaction with his wife Shilpa Shetty to project tainted money as clean.
  • ED claims a ‘sale’ of five Juhu flats showed no real change in ownership, with ₹24.9 crore of the ₹38 crore paid by Shetty allegedly moved into a joint account; earlier attachments cover about ₹97.78 crore including the Juhu flats and a Pune bungalow.
  • Delhi businessman Rajesh Satija is also named as an accused, while Kundra disputes the allegations, maintaining he was only a mediator and that wallet data is unavailable.