The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday raided the office premises of Gaurav Mehta in Chhattisgarh in connection with the Bitcoin case in the Maharashtra elections. 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. The Bharatiya Janata Party has accused NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader, Baramati MP Supriya Sule and Congress leader Nana Patole of illegal use of Bitcoin in the ongoing elections. Its leaders played a recording purporting to be Soule’s voice. Sule denies the accusations.
Maharashtra polls spark panic
Voting in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly continued on Wednesday. Sources said the education ministry is investigating the role of Mehta and a few others who are accused of collecting “huge” amounts of money (worth Rs 6,600 crore in 2017) from innocent people in the form of Bitcoin and falsely promised monthly Offer them 10%. “Return” in Bitcoin. The case is related to police FIRs registered in Maharashtra and Delhi.
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. The ED also submitted a chargesheet against Amit Bhardwaj and his family members in the court.
“Supriya Sule-Nana Patole spent Bitcoin scam cash on election”
Former IPS officer Ravindranath said: “My company called me as a cryptocurrency expert to investigate a case in 2018. In 2022, I was arrested on fraud charges in that case. I spent time in jail after the trial. It’s been 14 months. During that time I wanted to know what happened? Why was I framed? There were other colleagues with me who were trying to find out the truth.
Amit Bhardwaj arrested in 2018
Apart from this, the former IPS also said, “There is a witness against us, Gaurav Mehta, who is an employee of an audit firm called Sarathi Associates. He called me several times the day before yesterday for 4-5 days. hours, but I didn’t answer. Finally, when I responded, he told me that in 2018, when Amit Bhardwaj was arrested, he had a cryptocurrency hardware wallet. Gupta, and kept the other wallet. We were arrested, but the real culprit was Amitabh Gupta and his team.
This is how Supriya Sule’s name came to light.
A former IPS officer said: “He (Gaurav Mehta) took down the names of two IPS officers, Amitabh Gupta and Bhagyashree Nautke. He took the names of two leaders, one was Supriya Sule (Supriya Sule) and Nana Patole. Patil claimed that he has since informed me that Bitcoin is being used for this parliamentary election.
Funds secured for Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections
Patil further claimed that Bitcoin funds were used to finance the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra. Patil claimed to be in possession of a voice recording allegedly sent by witness Gaurav Mehta. The former IPS officer said, “Supriya Sule has sent three voicemails in which she can be heard asking Gaurav to exchange Bitcoins as funds are needed for the elections.” She also assured them not to worry about the investigation and they would do so once they come to power. deal with the matter.
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