Four including cop arrested for money laundering in gambling app

The investigation by ED is based on an FIR registered last year against the illegal app by Chhattisgarh police. Another FIR was also registered in Visakhapatnam, where 19 people were arrested.

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The investigation by ED is based on an FIR registered last year against the illegal app by Chhattisgarh police. Another FIR was also registered in Visakhapatnam, where 19 people were arrested.

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials Wednesday arrested four persons from Raipur in connection with the Mahadev gambling app money laundering case. ED sources told The Indian Express the money laundered could be around Rs 5,000 crores.

ED conducted searches at places of 10 people related to the case, including the premises of Vinod Verma, one of the political advisors to Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. ED sources said they suspect Verma has a role in it but refused to divulge any further details. Vinod Varma did not respond to calls or messages seeking a comment.

The arrested have been identified as Sunil Dammani, his brother Anil Dammani, both businessmen, Chandra Bhushan Verma, an assistant sub inspector (ASI) in Chhattisgarh police and Satish Chandrakar, all residents of Raipur.

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ED counsel Saurabh Pandey said, “ED produced them before a special PMLA court. ED has got their custody for six days.”

“The allegations are baseless and ED has no evidence to link them to my clients,” said advocate Syed Zeeshan, who represented all the four accused.

The investigation by ED is based on an FIR registered last year against the illegal app by Chhattisgarh police. Another FIR was also registered in Visakhapatnam, where 19 people were arrested.

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