ED summons actor Shraddha Kapoor in Mahadev gambling app case | Latest News India

Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor is the latest addition to the list of actors summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Mahadev money laundering case.

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Shraddha Kapoor will appear before the ED on Friday. Earlier on Thursday, investigators summoned Huma Qureshi and Hina Khan for allegedly promoting the app, and comedian Kapil Sharma for attending the Mahadev Book App’s success party in Dubai. .

Meanwhile, actor Ranbir Kapoor, who was summoned by the investigating authorities in the same case on Wednesday, sought two weeks’ grace to appear before the investigating authorities. ED has not yet decided whether to give the actor two weeks’ grace.

However, Ranbir was reportedly not summoned for questioning in the case as a defendant, but to understand his knowledge about the source of the funds he received for promoting the gambling app. That’s what it means.

However, according to a report in News 18, Ranbir was not summoned for questioning in the case as an accused, but to understand his knowledge about the source of funds received for promoting a gambling app. reportedly.

The Bollywood actor is a social media influencer for an online betting platform and was reportedly paid to promote the app.

According to sources, about 100 people, including celebrities and influencers, are being investigated by the ED for their alleged involvement in the money laundering case. These celebrities attended or performed at the company’s CEO Sourav Chandrakar’s wedding in February this year and the company’s success party in September 2022.

Mahadev Book app, an online betting platform, is being investigated by ED and police departments in several states. The app enabled illegal betting on a variety of online games including poker, card games, games of chance, badminton, tennis, soccer, and cricket. The app is said to be run by Dubai-based Saurabh and Ravi Uppal. The company operates in Dubai, where gambling is legal, but illegal in India.

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The ED had conducted raids in several cities, including Kolkata, Bhopal and Mumbai, in connection with an alleged money laundering network linked to the app. The case alleges that the platform is used to conduct large-scale hawala operations to siphon gambling proceeds into offshore accounts.

The platform’s promoters allegedly spent the money. INROfficials said the wedding cost $200 million and the agency is trying to trace the funds to identify the ultimate beneficiary.