Mahadev App 'Courier' Who Named Bhupesh Baghel Backtracks, Says Was Framed

Mahadev betting app case: In a letter written from jail to the Director of ED, Asim Das said that he was being framed.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had been accused of taking Rs 508 crore in the Mahadev betting app case by an alleged courier arrested by the Enforcement Directorate. But the 'courier', Asim Das, has now backtracked and claimed that he never delivered cash to politicians and has been framed.

Das was arrested with over Rs 5 crore in cash on November 3, four days ahead of the first phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections. ED said that Das claimed to be a courier and also said that the promoters of the Mahadev Betting app had made payments of Rs 508 crore to Mr Baghel. The probe agency had said that the startling allegations were a matter of investigation.

But Das has denied making any such allegations. In a letter written from jail to the Director of ED, Das said that he was being framed and officials had coerced into signing a statement in English, a language he does not understand.