UAE freezes Desi Bling star's assets
Mumbai: The UAE anti-money laundering agency Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) is understood to have asked banks, financial institutions, and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) in the Emirates to put a temporary freeze on the accounts of Satish Sanpal, the 41-year-old Dubai-based Indian-origin businessman who stars in the Netflix docusoap series 'Desi Bling' that shows the lavish lifestyle of Sanpal and his wife Tabinda.Besides the financial services accounts and digital wallets of Satish, the FIU freezing order, issued about a fortnight ago, extends to accounts of Tabinda and companies linked to Sanpals."...you are immediately requested to freeze any funds or accounts or deposits or investments and deny access to the safe deposit boxes, and stop any financial transfers or withdrawals and inform us of any credit facilities belonging to the below mentioned names.." said the FIU communique.132795452The business entities covered in the notice are ANAX Capital Asset ...