Betting App Promoters Sent Rs 5 Crore To Fund Political Party In Chhattisgarh: Officials
NDTV
The app's promoters, who are now based in the UAE, belong to Chhattisgarh.
Just five days ahead of the first phase of polling in Chhattisgarh, the Enforcement Directorate has seized nearly Rs 5 crore in cash that was allegedly sent from the UAE by the promoters of the Mahadev betting app to fund the election expenses of a political party, officials said. The app's promoters, who are now based in the UAE, belong to the state.
"Acting on an intelligence input, the agency intercepted a man who was sent from the UAE by the promoters of the Mahadev App. The man, who was acting as a courier, was intercepted at a hotel in Raipur and Rs 3.12 crore in cash was seized from his vehicle. Rs 1.8 crore in cash was also found at his hideout in Bhilai," an official said on Thursday.
The input pertained to the promoters of the app, which is under investigation by the agency, moving cash into the state in connection with the upcoming assembly elections. A few benami accounts linked to the firm behind the app were also identified and the amounts in them add up to about Rs 10 crore. The role of some government servants in the delivery is suspected, said the official.
