Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are once again in the news after Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Supriya Sule were accused of indulging in “illegal Bitcoin activities” during the election campaign focus. The CBI has summoned Gaurav Mehta and asked him to participate in the Bitcoin investment scheme scam case. However, Gaurav Mehta is yet to make any response. The CBI has taken major action against fraud in Bitcoin investment schemes. The CBI has registered a case against Ajay Bhardwaj, Amit Bhardwaj and a few others. Prior to the CBI, the state police had registered FIRs across the country in connection with the scam.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today raided Gaurav Mehta’s location in Chhattisgarh in connection with the Maharashtra Bitcoin case. The search is part of an ongoing money laundering investigation. Sources said the raid was carried out under PLA rules at Mehta’s premises in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh.
What is happening with Bitcoin manipulation?
In fact, the mastermind of this scam was a man named Amit Bhardwaj, who carried out the scam in the name of investing in Bitcoin. Hundreds of investors were defrauded. Investing in Bitcoin promises a 10% monthly return. After the scam, Amit Bhardwaj fled to Dubai but was deported back to India. He died of heart disease in 2022. In this scam, Amit Bhardwaj provided 285 Bitcoins to Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra in the name of opening a Bitcoin mining farm in Ukraine. The value of these Bitcoins at the time was approximately Rs 150 crore.
In this case, around 40 FIRs were registered in Maharashtra and Punjab. Former IPS and network expert Ravindra Nath has also been included in the investigation team to investigate the case. The then Pune Police Commissioner Amitabh Gupta and IPS Bhagyashree allegedly took over these Bitcoin wallets and in return were kept without money.
Gaurav Mehta had testified when Ravindranath was in jail.
Ravindranath was arrested in this scam and jailed. Gaurav Mehta had testified when Ravindranath was in jail. Gaurav Mehta is an important figure in this case. In this case, ED arrested Shimpi Bhardwaj, Nitin Gaur and Nikhil Mahajan. Shimpi Bhardwaj is the wife of Ajay Bhardwaj, brother of Amit Bhardwaj. ED also submitted a chargesheet against Amit Bhardwaj and his family members in the court.
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