Ranbir Kapoor in legal troubles for betting app ad

Ranbir Kapoor has landed in trouble with the Enforcement Directorate as he has been summoned in connection with an online gambling app case. He has been asked to appear in front of the probe agency on Friday for further investigation.

Reportedly, Ranbir was seen in advertisements for the Mahadev Online Book App. The ED claims he was given a huge sum of money in exchange, which they claim came from the proceeds of criminal activities.

The agency stated that 12 other artistes from Bollywood and Tollywood are on its radar. At least 100 influencers are also being investigated, and they may all be called as part of the probe.

The Mahadev app, according to the agency, is part of an umbrella gang that arranges internet venues for illegal betting websites to enroll new customers, generate user IDs, and launder money through a complex web of unknown  bank accounts.

According to an ED official, the founders maintained 4-5 such apps, with daily income of Rs 200 crore.

The ED froze or seized assets totaling Rs 417 crore in recent searches related to the platform’s money laundering activities. Vikash Chhaparia, located in Kolkata, was in charge of all hawala-related operations for the betting site. He was significantly investing in India’s stock market through the foreign portfolio investment technique, with the assistance of his partners Govind Kedia.

The ED has frozen cash derivative and other security holdings of Rs 236.3 crore in the name of firms beneficially held by Chhaparia, as well as Kedia’s assets in DEMAT holdings totaling Rs 160 crore.

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