ED To Summon Sunny Leone: Several Bollywood celebrities are currently being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Mahadev app case. FPJ has video of the wedding celebration and performance that took place in February 2023 for Saurabh Chandrakar, the head of the Mahadev app and an evading suspect.
ED To Summon Sunny Leone, Tiger Shroff, Neha Kakkar
The most sought-after suspects in India are Saurabh Chandrakar and his accomplice, Ravi Uppal, who allegedly have close ties to Dawood Ibrahim. They may be operating their Mahadev online book business from of Dubai.
In Dubai, Saurabh Chandrakar was wed.
According to ED officials, Saurabh Chandrakar wed a Chhattisgarh woman in February 2023 in Dubai. The couple planned a spectacular celebration event which many famous people attended and performed.
ED Will Call Bollywood Stars
Atif Aslam, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Ali Azgar, Vishal Dadlani, Tiger Shroff, Neha Kakkar, Elli Avram, Bharti Singh, Sunny Leone, Bhagyashree, Pulkit, Kriti Khabanda, Nushrratt Bharuccha, and Krushna Abhishek were among the famous people who attended the wedding ceremony event in Dubai and demanded high fees for their performances.
The payments made to these celebrities are the subject of an investigation by the ED. Reliable sources claim that Agency ED will likely call these celebs in for interrogation.
There is a significant presence of Ravi Uppal and Saurabh Chandrakar.
Officials from the ED claim that the missing suspects Saurabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal have a large presence in the United Arab Emirates. Their newfound, illegitimate wealth is freely displayed. A reported Rs 200 crore in cash was spent by the Mahadev app’s promoters on Saurabh Chandrakar’s wedding in February 2023 in RAK, United Arab Emirates. Family members were flown from Nagpur to the UAE on private jets. In addition to hiring Mumbai-based wedding planners, dancers, and decorators, celebrities were also hired to perform at the wedding. Cash payments were made through hawala channels.
Event Management Transferred Rs. 112 crore
Yogesh Popat’s event management business, M/s R-1 Events Pvt. Ltd., received a transfer of Rs 112 crore through hawala routes, according to digital evidence gathered by the ED. In addition, cash payments in United Arab Emirates dirhams of Rs 42 crore were made for hotel reservations. The ED searched Yogesh Popat, one Mithilesh, and other associated organizers’ locations, and as a result, unaccounted cash of Rs 2.37 crore was seized. It was found that numerous celebrities performed at their events and provided endorsements for these betting companies in exchange for significant fees that were frequently stacked through shady transactions but eventually paid from the winnings.
Event Management Transferred Rs. 112 crore
Yogesh Popat’s event management business, M/s R-1 Events Pvt. Ltd., received a transfer of Rs 112 crore through hawala routes, according to digital evidence gathered by the ED. In addition, cash payments in United Arab Emirates dirhams of Rs 42 crore were made for hotel reservations. The ED searched Yogesh Popat, one Mithilesh, and other associated organizers’ locations, and as a result, unaccounted cash of Rs 2.37 crore was seized. It was found that numerous celebrities performed at their events and provided endorsements for these betting companies in exchange for significant fees that were frequently stacked through shady transactions but eventually paid from the winnings.
Identification of Key Participants in the Mahadev Online Book App
Other significant figures involved in the money-laundering activities of the Mahadev Online Book App have been successfully tracked down by the ED. It was discovered that all hawala-related operations for the Mahadev app were being managed by Vikash Chhaparia, who is situated in Kolkata. Both his known locations and those of his associate Govind Kedia were searched by ED. It was uncovered that Vikas Chaparia was heavily investing in the Indian stock market through the Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) route through his firms M/s Perfect Plan Investments LLP, M/s Exim General Trading FZCO, and M/s Techpro IT Solutions LLC with the assistance of Govind Kedia. As a result, beneficial owners of organizations with cash derivatives and other security holdings totaling Rs 236.3 crore
39 places have been searched by ED
The ED has searched 39 addresses in Raipur, Bhopal, Mumbai, and Kolkata so far, and illegal assets worth Rs 417 crore have been confiscated. Additionally, the ED launched investigations abroad, and the Hon’ble PMLA Special Court in Raipur issued NBWs against suspects who fled the country.
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