UAE freezes 'Desi Bling' star Satish Sanpal's assets over money laundering probe

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.