Raj Kundra after being summoned by the Enforcement Directorate has said in a statement that he had no business dealings with the underworld.
Raj Kundra was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate(ED) on Wednesday for almost 9 hours.
“I have never had any dealings or known personally any underworld people and its upsetting to see such names attached with mine,” he said in the statement.
Kundra said, ” In 2011, I negotiated to sell a plot that I owned near the airport to RKW Developers whose director was Dheeraj Wadhawan. All my dealing and correspondence that time was with Dheeraj only. In 2013, I transferred my company Essential Hospitality that owned the plot to RKW Developers against full and final payment. No loans were taken in this company and it was completely debt-free when we sold the same to RKW.”
About his business deal with Ranjeet Bindra, he said, “In March 2019, I was looking to make investments in the F&B sector. Ranjit Bindra approached me because he heard I was interested in this space with an offer to invest in his restaurant Bastian. I had been a regular patron at this popular restaurant and decided to invest in the same buying a 50% share stake along with management rights.”
Raj Kundra has been summoned by the probe agency again on Monday for further questioning.
I was called in by the Enforcement Directorate to provide information on the above two deals for which I have done the same and will continue to do so if need be, Raj Kundra’s statement read.
The Enforcement Directorate is probing a case related to Dawood Ibrahim’s aide Iqbal Mirchi in which Ranjeet Bindra is an accused. Bindra was the first arrest in the case.
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