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India's probe agency ED summons Google and Meta in betting app money laundering case
INDIA, JUL 19 – The Enforcement Directorate is probing whether Google and Meta promoted illegal online betting apps involved in money laundering and hawala transactions, summoning them for questioning on July 21.
- The Enforcement Directorate has called on officials from Google and Meta to appear in Delhi on July 21 as part of its investigation into suspected financial irregularities involving online betting applications.
- The Enforcement Directorate initiated an inquiry under anti-money laundering laws following a First Information Report filed on January 9 at the Lasudiya Police Station in Indore.
- Officials revealed the probes involve platforms like 11Starss and LotusBook operated through white-label apps with profit-sharing ADMIN rights, and hawala operator Mayur Padya handling fund transfers.
- The ED claims that the Mahadev Betting App was involved in laundering more than ₹6,000 crore and alleges that ₹500 crore from its promoters was paid to Bhupesh Baghel, the ex-Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, a charge he has denied and which is yet to be proven in court.
- The inquiry aims to clarify Google and Meta's roles in advertising these apps amid raids seizing ₹3.3 crore cash, luxury items, and cash-counting machines, signaling intensified action against illegal betting.
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