Kapil Sharma, Huma Qureshi, Hina Khan have been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate
New Delhi:
Comic-actor Kapil Sharma and actors Huma Qureshi and Hina Khan have been requested to seem earlier than the Enforcement Directorate, or ED, in reference to a case involving the Mahadev gaming app, sources mentioned in the present day.
Yesterday, actor Ranbir Kapoor, who has executed a number of commercials selling the app, was requested to seem earlier than the monetary probe company on Friday.
The probe company has claimed that he was given a big sum of money in alternate, which was from the proceeds of a criminal offense.
The Mahadev On-line Ebook App, on the centre of the controversy, is an umbrella syndicate arranging on-line platforms to allow unlawful betting web sites to enroll new customers, create consumer IDs, and launder cash via a layered net of benami financial institution accounts, the probe company has alleged.
PROMOTERS OF GAMING APP MADE RS 200 CRORE A DAY
The black cash masterminds Sourabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal are two huge names within the shady world of on-line betting, with their community not solely in India, but additionally within the UAE, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Pakistan.
The 2 accused are residents of Chhattisgarh’s Bhilai and surprisingly, until just a few years in the past, Chandrakar ran a juice store, whereas Uppal had a tyre store.
With their financial savings, the 2 went to Dubai and met a sheikh and a Pakistani nationwide, who ultimately labored collectively to open the net betting app. Quickly, Chandrakar and Uppal made a “title” for themselves within the betting world.
In accordance with the ED, the 2 arrange a community of round 4,000 panel operators in India for on-line betting. Every operator had 200 prospects who positioned bets.
Quickly, the 2 have been making not less than Rs 200 crore a day.
When Chandrakar obtained married within the UAE this February, he allegedly spent Rs 200 crore in money on the grand marriage ceremony. Personal jets flew friends from India to the UAE.
The marriage planners, dancers, decorators, and others have been paid via Hawala channels.
Fourteen Bollywood celebrities have been invited to carry out on the marriage ceremony. All are underneath the Enforcement Directorate’s radar now.
Final month, investigators seized property value Rs 417 crore in raids at 39 areas in Mumbai, Kolkata, and Bhopal in reference to the Mahadev on-line betting app.
