Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:34am on 13 Dec 2023,Wednesday India
Ravi Uppal, owner of the Mahadev online betting platform being probed for money laundering worth Rs 6000 crore, has been detained in Dubai based on an Interpol red corner notice by the Enforcement Directorate. Officials are in talks to deport him to India. The agency alleges the Dubai-run platform generated Rs 200 crore daily through a network of franchises and hawala transactions to siphon off proceeds. A cash courier's statement claims over Rs 500 crore was paid to ex-Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, which is also under probe. Several Bollywood celebrities summoned by ED admitted receiving cash payments from Uppal for events. Uppal's detention tightens the noose on the expansive betting and money laundering racket unearthed by Indian agencies.
