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Enforcement Directorate Provisionally Seizes Raj Kundra’s ₹97.79 Cr Assets in Bitcoin Ponzi Scam

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Enforcement Directorate Provisionally Seizes Raj Kundra’s ₹97.79 Cr Assets in Bitcoin Ponzi Scam

In its investigation into possible money laundering connected to the ₹6,600 crore Bitcoin-based Ponzi scheme allegedly run by a Singapore-based company called Variable Tech Private Limited, the Enforcement Directorate announced on Thursday that it has provisionally seized assets worth ₹97.79 crore belonging to businessman Raj Kundra. ED sources claim that Kundra, the spouse of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, may have benefited financially from the crime’s proceeds. The properties that are linked are a residential apartment in Juhu that is currently owned by Shilpa Shetty, a residential house in Pune, and equity shares that are owned by Raj Kundra.

According to the Enforcement Directorate, Variable Tech deceived unsuspecting investors nationwide into parting with 80,000 bitcoins in exchange for substantial returns. The money was allegedly transferred through nine companies to buy properties overseas, totaling ₹6,606 crore. “Investors were expected to receive enormous returns on their cryptocurrency assets, and the gathered Bitcoins were intended to be used for Bitcoin mining. However, the promoters defrauded the investors and were using hidden online wallets to hide the fraudulently obtained bitcoins, according to the agency.

It further stated that in exchange for establishing a Bitcoin mining farm in Ukraine, Raj Kundra was given 285 bitcoins by Amit Bhardwaj, the scam’s “mastermind” and promoter. The aforementioned Bitcoins came from criminal proceeds that Amit Bhardwaj obtained from naive investors. Due to the deal’s failure, Kundra continues to own and enjoy 285 bitcoins, which are currently worth over Rs. 150 crore, according to the ED. Ajay and Mahendra Bhardwaj, the primary suspects in the case, are still at large.

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Based on many complaints against Variable Tech and other agents that Maharashtra and Delhi police had filed, the ED opened an investigation into the Ponzi scheme in 2018. Nikhil Mahajan, a businessman in Delhi, was taken into custody by the agency in January in relation to this investigation. By holding seminars in Dubai to draw investors, Mahajan allegedly assisted the accused in disseminating and publicizing the purported scam and was rewarded with forty bitcoins. At the moment, a bitcoin might cost up to ₹51 lakh. Bitcoins are not accepted as cash.

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Salman Khan’s Playful Proposal: How Heeramandi Actor Sharmin Segal Responded Years Ago

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Salman Khan’s Playful Proposal: How Heeramandi Actor Sharmin Segal Responded Years Ago

In an interview, Sharmin Segal, who recently starred in the Netflix series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, discussed her initial encounter with Salman Khan. The actor disclosed that Salman had already made her a marriage proposal. In his OTT debut, Heeramandi, Sharmin—the niece of filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali—played Manisha Koirala’s daughter.

‘I was like 2 or 3, and he said, Will you marry me?

Sharmin laughed as she recounted how Salman Khan had made a playful proposal to her when she was just two years old when asked to identify the first superstar she had seen in person. “I can record meeting a celebrity (Salman Khan) for the first time during the shoot of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s 1999 film).” “Will you marry me?” he asked when I was maybe two or three years old. I responded, “No.”

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‘I said no to everything’

The actress claimed that she clearly didn’t understand marriage at that young age and had a bad reaction to everything. Sharmin went on, “Let’s not even go there. I still fangirl over O O Jaane Jaana (Salman’s famous song from his 1998 film Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya).” Sharmin married businessman Aman Mehta in November 2023. I think I was two years old. I turned down every offer!”.

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Chandu Champion’s latest poster has Kartik Aaryan looking ferocious and sporting boxing gloves

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Chandu Champion’s latest poster has Kartik Aaryan looking ferocious and sporting boxing gloves

Kartik Aaryan’s Chandu Champion is one of the most expected movies of the year. The entertainer had shared the principal look banner of the film, in which he was found in a langot. Presently, in the new banner, the entertainer is wearing boxing gloves. His tore search for the film is snatching the attention of fans via web-based entertainment.

The new banner of Chandu Champion
The second banner of Chandu Champion clearly presents Kartik in a never-before-seen symbol. Parading super strong abs and a tore physical make-up, the entertainer was found in a furious look inside the boxing ring, wearing gloves.

The slogan of the banner read, “In the ring of life, you need to continue to battle till your final gasp to turn into a boss. Champion Aa raha hai (Champion is coming)… in fourteenth June.”

Responses to the banner
Responding to the banner, entertainer Ronit Roy remarked, “Gracious Damn!!!!!! I met you when you had begun getting ready for this. I had detected something marvelous, yet this photograph signals something beyond amazing. I can hardly stand by to see the film!” A fan expressed, “Incredible change.” A remark likewise read, “I can hardly trust that this film will deliver one month from now.”

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A day prior, Kartik had shared the principal banner of Chandu Champion, where he was seen running in a langot with his body absorbing sweat and mud. Kartik revealed the principal look from his forthcoming film Chandu Champion last year in August. In the primary look, Kartik should have been visible wearing the India coat with short hair and an extreme demeanor with some little injury marks all over.

Chandu Champion depends on the uncommonly genuine story of an athlete and his never-say-kick-the-bucket soul. It is coordinated by Kabir Khan, and deliveries will be made in performance centers on June 14.

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Manoj Bajpayee discloses that his daughter Ava has seen his film THIS three times: “Sabse Jyada Achi Aapki”

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Manoj Bajpayee discloses that his daughter Ava has seen his film THIS three times: “Sabse Jyada Achi Aapki”

Manoj Bajpayee is quite possibly one of the most adaptable entertainers. He has played out a great deal of jobs on screen, yet there are some that have left an imprint on crowds’ brains. Like as of late, Sirf Ek Banda Kafi Hai. Manoj won many honours for this, and the entire world was applauding him. In any case, as of late, in a meeting, he likewise uncovered that the court show is his little girl Ava’s #1 film as well.

In a select discussion with Pinkvilla, the entertainer uncovered that his girl participated in his presentation in Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai and watched it threefold. “Meri beti 13 saal ki hai. Aur wo 3 baar Bandaa dekh chuki hai. Kal hit wo lodging se aayi thi toh wo keh rahi thi ki ‘Aapki sabse jyada achi film mujhe Bandaa howdy lagti hai.’ It says so much,” he said.

Delivered by Vinod’s Bhanushali Studios Restricted, Zee Studios, and Suparn S. Varma, ‘Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai’ is propelled by obvious occasions. It is a court show coordinated by Apoorv Singh Karki, which stars Manoj Bajpayee in and as legal counsellor P.C. Solanki. It is the narrative of a conventional man—a high court legal counsellor—who independently battled a remarkable body of evidence against the country’s greatest godman and effectively wound up indicting him for the assault of a minor under the POCSO Act.

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Discussing the outcome of the movie, Manoj Bajpayee said prior, “It is astounding that following two or three years of difficult work, persevering practices, shootings, and after creation; the commitments of such countless individuals, including the team, Suparn S Varma, Vinod Bhanushali, chief Apoorv Singh Karki, and entertainers like Surya Mohan Kulshrestha and Adrija Sinha, the film is being praised. Surya Mohan Kulshrestha is being lauded, Adrija is being gone wild about, and everybody is being praised, which gives me such an integral motivation to commend this film.”

At present, Manoj Bajpayee is preparing for his next discharge, Bhaiyaa Ji. He is likewise going for Family Man 3.

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