The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned actor-comedian Kapil Sharma, actor Huma Qureshi and Hina Khan in the Mahadev betting app case, which also involves other celebrities and sports figures who endorsed the app. Previously, Actor Ranbir Kapoor was summoned by the ED in connection with this case.The Mahadev betting app, along with several similar apps, operated from the UAE and collectively generated daily profits. Notably, a lavish wedding in the UAE, costing around Rs 200 crore, drew the EDs attention. As per the ED, The weddings expenses were paid entirely in cash, and it featured private jets for family transportation and performances by Bollywood celebrities.ED has summoned comedian Kapil Sharma and actor Huma Qureshi in connection with the Mahadev betting app case: ED Sources(file pics) pic.twitter.com/rKXxUgtucl— ANI (@ANI) October 5, 2023The EDs investigation into the online money laundering case related to the Mahadev Online Book Betting app clarifies wedding arrangements, including planners, dancers, and decorators, were sourced from Mumbai, with payments made through hawala channels in cash.The Mahadev Online Book Betting app facilitated illegal betting websites, user enrollments, and money laundering through a network of benami bank accounts. The main promoters of this platform, Sourabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal, operated from Dubai, collecting wealth in the process.The ED seized illegal assets from various locations worth Rs 417 crore in Raipur, Bhopal, Mumbai, and Kolkata. The agency has been in touch with international investigations, and a PMLA special court in Raipur has issued non-bailable warrants for the suspects.In its probe into the Mahadev Online Book app, the ED discovered a network of individuals involved in money laundering and alleged payment of bribes to senior government officials as “protection money.”The agency has claimed other major players in this money laundering operation have been successfully identified.
