The Enforcement Directorate has carried out action in the Mahadev Online Book illegal gambling case, attaching assets valued at Rs 21.45 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The attached assets include movable and immovable properties located in India and Dubai. The action was undertaken by the Raipur Zonal Office.
According to the Enforcement Directorate, movable assets worth Rs 98.55 lakh have been attached. In addition, 27 immovable properties valued at Rs 20.46 crore have been attached. These include residential houses, commercial shops, agricultural land and luxury apartments located in India and Dubai.
The attached assets belong to several accused persons linked to the Mahadev Online Book case. These include main promoter Ravi Uppal; associates of Saurabh Chandrakar, including Rajat Kumar Singh; and others identified as Saurabh Ahuja, Vishal Ramani, Vinay Kumar, Honey Singh, Lucky Goyal and Raja Gupta.
Ravi Uppal has been identified by the Enforcement Directorate as a main promoter and is currently absconding. The agency has attached a foreign asset worth approximately Rs 6.75 crore located at Atria Ra in Dubai in his name.
Rajat Kumar Singh, described as a close associate of Saurabh Chandrakar, operated multiple panels and received proceeds of crime estimated at Rs 15–20 crore. The Enforcement Directorate has attached properties linked to him in Bhilai and Dubai.
Saurabh Ahuja and Vishal Ramani jointly operated around 100 panels and are alleged to have generated proceeds of crime of about Rs 30 crore. Properties linked to them in Durg and Bhilai have been attached.
Vinay Kumar and Honey Singh operated six panels and were involved in fake promotion of the betting application. The Enforcement Directorate stated that proceeds of crime of around Rs 7 crore, approximately Rs 3.5 crore each, were generated through them. The attached assets include residential properties in Jaipur and New Delhi, along with a fleet of vehicles including a Mahindra Thar and a Toyota Fortuner.
Lucky Goyal was involved in Telegram-based promotion and is alleged to have generated proceeds of crime amounting to approximately Rs 2.55 crore. Several shops and plots linked to him in Rajasthan have been attached.
Raja Gupta, identified as a Dubai-based operator, was operating at least 10 panels. The Enforcement Directorate has ordered the attachment of an immovable property linked to him in Raipur.
The Enforcement Directorate stated that its investigation revealed the gambling syndicate was operating through multiple domain names, including platforms such as Tiger Exchange, Gold365 and Laser247. These platforms provided illegal gambling services through a franchise-based model in which panels or branches were managed by associates.
According to the agency, the main promoters, Saurabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal, controlled the operations from Dubai. The Enforcement Directorate initiated the investigation on the basis of multiple FIRs registered by police in Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, which indicated large-scale involvement of the network in illegal gambling and money laundering activities.
