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Karnataka Congress MLA Arrested in Illegal Betting Case; ED Seizes ₹12 Crore Cash, ₹6 Crore in Gold
K.C. Veerendra and associates allegedly operated multiple illegal betting websites and laundered money through casinos and offshore entities, prompting raids and seizure of assets worth over ₹18 crore.
- The Enforcement Directorate arrested Karnataka Congress MLA K.C. Veerendra on August 23, 2025 in Gangtok under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act after a two-day probe into an alleged illegal betting racket.
- ED's probe alleged links between K.C. Veerendra and international casinos and a large illegal betting network with operations routed through Dubai amid Parliament's bill to ban online real-money gaming.
- During raids, officials seized approximately Rs 12 crore in cash , gold jewellery worth Rs 6 crore, around 10 kg of silver, and four vehicles.
- He was produced before a Judicial Magistrate in Gangtok and granted transit remand to present him before the Bengaluru jurisdictional court, while 17 bank accounts and two bank lockers were frozen and associates K.C. Thippeswamy and Pruthvi N Raj face scrutiny.
- Officials say this marks the largest raid yet against K.C. Veerendra, who was previously arrested in 2016 when Income Tax/CBI seized Rs 5.7 crore and large gold quantities; he declared assets of Rs 134 crore in the 2023 Karnataka Assembly polls.
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ED arrests Karnataka Cong MLA in betting case, Rs 12-cr cash seized - The Tribune
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Saturday arrested Karnataka Congress MLA KC Veerendra, alias “Puppy”, under provisions of the anti-money laundering law in connection with an alleged illegal online and offline betting racket. He was picked up from Sikkim after two days of nationwide searches.
·Chandigarh, India
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Congress MLA Arrested In Betting Racket: According to the investigating agency, the Congress MLA used to run multiple betting websites like 'King567' and 'Raja567'
·India
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Karnataka Congress MLA arrested in illegal betting case; ED seizes ₹12 crore cash, ₹6 crore in gold
ED said it has recovered amount of approximately ₹12 crore in cash, including around ₹1 crore in foreign currency, gold jewellery worth ₹6 crore, silver articles around 10 kilograms
·New Delhi, India
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