Mahadev betting case: Actors Huma Qureshi, Kapil Sharma, Hina Khan seek one week from Enforcement Directorate
₹200 crore wedding that saw celebrity performances in UAE. ALSO READ: Actors Huma Qureshi, Kapil Sharma get ED summons in Mahadev betting case Officials say that the Mahadev Online Book Betting app is an umbrella syndicate that enabled illegal betting websites to enroll new users, create user IDs, and the laundering of money through a layered web of benami bank accounts.
The company promoted by Sourabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppalis is believed to have run its operations from Dubai. Meanwhile, bribes were paid out to senior government functionaries as ‘protection money’.
The ED has conducted raids at 39 locations and seized illegal assets worth ₹417 crore in connection with the case. A PMLA special court at Raipur had also issued non-bailable warrants against the suspects.
According to an ANI report quoting sources, Ranbir Kapoor and other celebrities (from the film and sports industries) are also believed to have carried out promotional activities for the Mahadev betting app. The Enforcement Directorate earlier said that it had successfully identified the major players involved in the money laundering operations.
Four people were arrested last month after searches in Chhattisgarh – including the chief liaison of the betting syndicate. With agency inputs."Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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