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Ready to answer Sudhanshu Trivedi's 5 questions: Supriya Sule on alleged cryptocurrency fraud case

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Supriya Sule (File photo)

Supriya Sule is the daughter of NCP chief Sharad Pawar. (File)

HT Correspondent , Hindustan Times

New DelhiUpdated: Mar 08, 2023, 11:05 IST

Supriya Sule, a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and member of Parliament from Baramati, on Wednesday said she is ready to answer Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sudhanshu Trivedi's five questions on the alleged cryptocurrency fraud case.

Trivedi had earlier asked five questions to Sule, whose name has cropped up in connection with the cryptocurrency fraud case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

“I am ready to answer Trivedi's five questions. I will answer them one by one. I will also ask him five questions in return,” Sule told reporters in Parliament.

Trivedi had alleged that Sule's close aide was involved in cryptocurrency transactions worth ₹1,200 crore and that the money was transferred to Dubai. He had also claimed that Sule had met a cryptocurrency fraud accused in 2021.

Sule has denied the allegations and said she will take legal action against Trivedi.

The ED is probing the alleged cryptocurrency fraud case and has arrested several people, including Gainbitcoin founder Amit Bhardwaj and his brother Vivek Bhardwaj. The agency has also conducted searches at multiple premises linked to the accused.

The cryptocurrency fraud case pertains to a complaint filed by Gainbitcoin investors, who alleged that they were promised high returns on their investments in cryptocurrency. However, the investors later claimed that they did not receive the promised returns and that the accused cheated them of their money.