Murugank Mishra, one of the main accused in the Mahadev gambling app case, was arrested on Sunday at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after arriving from Dubai. Investigators said Mishra is suspected of helping promoters of the Mahadev betting app open more than 1,600 suspicious bank accounts to divert funds.
The Rajasthan Police has taken Mr. Murugank Mishra into custody. A lookout circular (LoC) has been opened against him by the Pratapgarh police station in Rajasthan in connection with a criminal case registered against the Mahadev gambling app. Multiple lawsuits have been filed in various states related to the Mahadev gambling app case.
Mishra, a native of Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh, is said to have been hiding in Dubai. As an LoC was issued against him, he was apprehended by security personnel on arrival at the Mumbai airport and handed over to Sahar police station officials. Sahar police then handed him over to the Rajasthan police team, a Mumbai police officer confirmed.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is already conducting a money laundering investigation in the Mahadev online gambling app case.
Investigators are trying to establish a link between Mishra and Saurabh Chandrakar, the main accused in the case.
The ED has already summoned actors Ranbir Kapoor, Huma Qureshi, Hina Khan and comedian Kapil Sharma for questioning in connection with the Mahadev online betting app case.
The central agency wanted to investigate the payments received by the actors for promoting the app. The actors have already sent a letter to the agency asking for more screen time.
Mahadev Betting App Case
According to the ED, Mahadev Online Book provides a platform for illegal betting on live games such as poker and other card games, games of chance, cricket, badminton, tennis, soccer, etc. and also a means of betting on various elections in India. It offers.
It also provides facilities for playing and gambling on card games such as ‘Teen Patti’, poker, ‘Dragon Tiger’ and virtual cricket games.
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According to sources, the bureau revealed that many celebrities endorsed these gambling entities and carried out promotional activities in exchange for high commissions that were piled up through suspicious transactions and ultimately paid out of online gambling revenues. He said he learned that
In August, the agency had arrested brothers Sunil Dhammani and Anil Dhammani, businessmen, and assistant sub-inspectors (ASI) Chandra Bhushan Verma and Satish Chandrakar in the case.
The main suspect is still at large
Two key promoters Sourav Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal from Bhilai in Chhattisgarh remain wanted in connection with the money laundering probe. So far, the ED has conducted searches at 39 locations in Raipur, Bhopal, Mumbai and Kolkata and seized illegal assets worth Rs 417 crore.
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Date first published: October 16, 2023 20:18 IST