A special court in Mumbai on Monday summoned businessperson Raj Kundra in connection with the Rs 2,000 crore GainBitcoin cryptocurrency scam case, in which he has been named as an accused by the Enforcement Directorate, The Indian Express reported.
The summons were also issued to Dubai-based businessperson Rajesh Satija. Both have been directed to appear before the court on January 19, PTI reported.
Special judge RB Rote took cognisance of a supplementary chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate and directed that Kundra and Satija be summoned for offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Kundra and Satija were named in the case in September in the supplementary chargesheet filed by the probe agency in the case.
Amit Bhardwaj, the promoter and founder of GainBitcoin, has been accused of cheating investors by promising high returns through cryptocurrency mining, The Indian Express reported.
According to the Delhi Police, Bhardwaj had allegedly set up a multi-level marketing scam by luring investors to give him bitcoins with the promise of higher returns. He never gave the returns and instead fled the country, the police said.
He was eventually traced to Bangkok and arrested in April 2018.
According to the Enforcement Directorate, Kundra received 285 bitcoins from Bhardwaj, which the agency has described as proceeds of crime, The Indian Express reported.
The agency alleged that the bitcoins...
