Mahadev Gaming-Betting Case – Ranbir Kapoor Summoned By The Ed, Tiger Shroff & Sunny Leone On The Radar

Difficulties have arisen for Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor. He has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). In fact, Ranbir Kapoor’s name has come up in the ‘Mahadev Gaming-Betting Case.’ The actor has been called for questioning on October 6th.

Other celebrities are also included in this case

In this list, names such as Atif Aslam, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Ali Asgar, Vishal Dadlani, Tiger Shroff, Neha Kakkar, Bharti Singh, Eli Avram, Sunny Leone, Bhagyashree, Palak Muchhal, Kirti Kharbanda, Nushrat Bharucha, and Krishna Abhishek are included.

What is Mahadev Gaming-Betting Case?

‘Mahadev Gaming-Betting’ is an online betting platform. The promoter of this app, Saurabh Chandrakar, had his wedding in the United Arab Emirates in February. The wedding cost over 200 crores. The video of this extravagant wedding has come under the scrutiny of Indian agencies. All the celebrities from the entertainment industry who were invited to perform at the wedding are now under the radar as well.

Saurabh Chandrakar invited many people for the wedding. He rented a private jet to take family members from Nagpur to the UAE. Not only that, but wedding planners, dancers, decorators, etc., were hired from Mumbai. All payments were made in cash. The ED has gathered digital evidence related to this, indicating that 112 crores were routed through an event management company named Messrs R-1 Events Private Limited and 42 crores were paid in cash for hotel bookings.

A few days ago, the ED conducted raids at the premises of hawala operators in Mumbai, Bhopal, and Kolkata, who had sent money to the event firm in Mumbai. From there, singers Neha Kakkar, Sukhwindar Singh, actor Bharti Singh, and Bhagyashree were paid for their performances.

The ED has found that the ‘Mahadev Book App’ and the betting case are connected to some politicians, police officers, and associates of Chhattisgarh. The turnover of this betting app is around 20,000 crores.

The ED is investigating the ‘Mahadev Online Gaming-Betting’ app. Recently, the ED team conducted searches in cities like Kolkata, Bhopal, and Mumbai, and found that many people are involved in money laundering through the app. The ED has frozen and seized 417 crores as part of the investigation.

ED Finds Substantial Evidence – Mahadev Gaming-Betting Case

As the ED investigates the case, they are uncovering more evidence. Recently, the ED learned that Saurabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal are the main promoters of the Mahadev Online Book App. Both of them reside in Dubai and operate it from there. Large-scale hawala operations are conducted to transfer income from betting to foreign accounts.

In India, when advertisements for betting websites are done, a significant amount of money is spent on them. In this context, the Mahadev Gaming-Betting app approached celebrities to endorse it. Earlier, the ED had conducted searches in Chhattisgarh and arrested four accused associated with this betting syndicate, who used to bribe senior government officials as “protection money.”

The ED also conducted searches at the addresses of Yogesh Popat, Mithilesh, and organizers connected to this wedding. From there, evidence was found related to a hawala operation involving a sum of 112 crores. Subsequently, searches were carried out in Angadiya, where 2.37 crores in cash were seized. It was from there that the ED got information about Bollywood celebrities who were endorsing this betting app.

Ed Conducted Searches At The Homes Of Several Individuals

In Bhopal, the ED also conducted searches at Messrs Rapid Travels, owned by Dheeraj Ahuja and Vishal Ahuja. Information regarding the travel details of family members, stay, and ticket information of Bollywood celebrities was obtained from there. International tickets were booked using the wallet balance of the app.

The ED also conducted searches at the addresses of Vikas Chapariya and Govind Kedia, who are involved in the money laundering operation of the Mahadev Online Book App. It was found that with Govind Kedia’s assistance, Vikas Chapariya was making substantial investments in the Indian stock market through his companies, Messrs Perfect Plan Investments LLP, Messrs Exim General Trading FZE, and Messrs Techpro IT Solutions LLC, using the route of Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI). The ED has seized a cash amount of 236.3 crores deposited in the company’s name and securities holdings under PMLA 2002.

Additionally, under PMLA 2002, the ED has also seized properties worth 160 crores in Govind Kumar Kedia’s Demat Holdings. Indian currency worth 18 lakhs and jewelry worth 13 crores have also been seized. So far, the ED has conducted searches at 39 locations in Raipur, Bhopal, Mumbai, and Kolkata, seizing illegal assets worth 417 crores. The ED has also initiated a serious investigation into this case abroad. In Raipur, the PMLA Special Court has issued NBWs against the absconding suspects. Further investigation is ongoing in this case.