Oct 05 – The Enforcement Directorate has issued a summons to actor Ranbir Kapoor for questioning on Friday in connection with a money laundering case involving the Mahadev betting application in Chhattisgarh, according to officials on Wednesday.
The agency alleges that Kapoor received funds from the app’s promoters for his performance at the wedding of one of the app’s promoters.
Kapoor has been asked to appear at the ED’s Raipur office on October 6.
Sources indicate that approximately 14-15 other celebrities and actors are also under scrutiny by the ED in this case and will be summoned for questioning soon.
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The company, led by Sourabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal, operated out of Dubai and was allegedly involved in using the online book betting application to recruit new users, establish fake identities, and engage in money laundering through a complex network of undisclosed bank accounts, as per the agency’s claims.
The ED’s investigation has revealed that the Mahadev Online Book App is administered from a central head office in the UAE, with a profit-sharing model through franchising “Panel/Branches” to associates, with a 70-30 profit ratio.
Large-scale hawala operations were conducted to divert betting proceeds to offshore accounts, and substantial cash expenditures were made in India for advertising betting websites to attract new users and franchise seekers.
The company’s promoters originate from Bhilai in Chhattisgarh, and the Mahadev online book betting application serves as an umbrella syndicate that facilitates illegal betting websites through online platforms.
