Mahadev app betting case: Enforcement Directorate attaches fresh assets worth ₹388 crore
The Hindu
Enforcement Directorate attaches ₹388 crore assets in Mahadev online betting case involving Chhattisgarh politicians and bureaucrats.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday (December 7, 2024) said it has attached fresh assets worth about ₹388 crore in its ongoing money-laundering investigation into the Mahadev online betting case in which various high-ranking politicians and bureaucrats from Chhattisgarh are alleged to have been involved.
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“These include movable assets — investment made by Mauritius-based company Tano Investment Opportunities Fund related to Dubai-based “hawala operator” Hari Shankar Tibrewal through FPI and FDI— and properties in Chhattisgarh, Mumbai and Madhya Pradesh in the name of promoters of multiple betting apps and websites, panel operators and associates of the promoters,” the federal agency said in a statement.
“A provisional order was issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on December 5, 2024 to attach these assets with a total value of ₹387.99 crore,” the ED said. Tibrewal is being investigated by the agency in this case.
The ED has issued multiple such orders during this investigation and with the latest order, assets worth ₹2,295.61 crore have been either frozen, attached or seized so far. Eleven people have been arrested in this case and the ED has filed four charge sheets.
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