ED arrested two more people in Mahadev App money laundering case, these are the allegations

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested two more people in connection with its money laundering probe in the Mahadev online betting and gaming app case. ED lawyer Saurabh Pandey said Nitin Tibrewal and Amit Agarwal were detained under various sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and produced before a special court in Raipur on Friday. He said that the court sent him to ED custody till January 17. Tibdewal is accused of being a 'close associate' of Vikas Chappariya, an accused in the case.

He is accused of purchasing some 'undeclared' properties in Dubai and being a majority shareholder in an FPI company, ED sources said. The agency suspects that these properties were purchased using "proceeds of crime" generated from the profits of the Mahadev app. Sources said that Amit Agarwal is a relative of Anil Kumar Agarwal, another accused in the case.

Amit Aggarwal is alleged to have received Mahadev App funds from Anil Kumar Aggarwal and his (Amit Aggarwal's) wife is said to have purchased several properties along with Anil Dammani, another accused in the case.

Last year, the ED had attached two immovable properties, a flat and a plot of land in Dubai, worth Rs 99.46 crore, of Chapparia and Anil Agarwal.

The agency had earlier said that the alleged illegal money generated from the app was used to bribe politicians and bureaucrats in the state. The agency had summoned several celebrities and Bollywood actors for questioning over their links with the online betting platform and payment methods.

The ED has so far filed two chargesheets in the case, including one against Saurabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal, the two main promoters of the alleged illegal betting and gaming app. The duo were recently detained in Dubai based on an Interpol red notice issued at the behest of the ED and the agency is trying to extradite or extradite them from the UAE to India.