Prashant Bhushan alleges email exchanges between Jeffrey Epstein and Anil Ambani

New Delhi: Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan has sparked a fresh controversy by alleging that convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein exchanged “many emails” with Indian businessman Anil Ambani.

In a post on X, Bhushan claimed the two appeared to share a close relationship. “Very Interesting! So many emails between Convicted Sex trafficker & pedophile Jeffrey Epstein & our own bank fraudster Anil Ambani! They seem to have been thick as thieves!” he wrote.

His remarks coincided with a major development in the United States, where President Donald Trump signed a bill directing the release of thousands of pages of documents from the federal investigation into Epstein, who died in custody in 2019. Trump said the Department of Justice had already handed over nearly 50,000 pages to Congress. The legislation was passed overwhelmingly in the House of Representatives (427-1) and cleared the Senate by unanimous consent, following heated debate over delays in access to the files.

Trump reiterated that he had “nothing to do with” Epstein, insisting he expelled him from his club years earlier.

Bhushan’s claim adds an Indian dimension to the unfolding disclosures, linking Epstein to Ambani, who is facing multiple investigations in India. Earlier this month, Ambani skipped two Enforcement Directorate (ED) summonses in a FEMA probe tied to the Jaipur-Reengus highway project.

Investigators allege that around ₹40 crore from the 2010 project awarded to Reliance Infra was diverted abroad through shell companies and routed to Dubai. Officials believe the money trail may be part of a larger hawala network worth over ₹600 crore.

(Inputs from IANS)