Ranbir Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor and Kapil Sharma are among stars who have been summoned by the ED
Several Bollywood stars have been embroiled in the Mahadev app case, including Ranbir Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Huma Qureshi, Hina Khan and Kapil Sharma. The federal probe agency had summoned actor Ranbir Kapoor for questioning on October 6 at its regional office in Raipur. He is understood to have sought about two weeks to appear.
Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in connection with the same case. She was expected to appear before the ED in Raipur on October 6.
The Mahadev app case has been making headlines in recent weeks, as it involves allegations of money laundering and the promotion of the app, which has been under scrutiny for various reasons.
Comedian Kapil Sharma, actors Huma Qureshi and Hina Khan have been called for questioning on different dates in connection with the money laundering probe linked to the Mahadev betting app case, officials said on Thursday. The agency will record their statement under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and try to understand the mode and flow of payment allegedly done to them by the app promoters.
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These actors may not be accused in the case, it is understood. They are understood to have promoted the Mahadev app and some had entertained guests at a wedding of a promoter of the app (application) that was held abroad.
Sources had said Wednesday that around 14-15 other celebrities and actors are under the ED's scanner in the case and they will also be summoned soon, sources said. The Mahadev app case took a significant turn when it was revealed that numerous celebrities attended an extravagant wedding of one of the app's promoters, Saurabh Chandrakar, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) earlier this year. These celebrities were allegedly compensated in cash through an event management company suspected to be linked to the proceeds of the crime.
The company promoted by Sourabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal was being operated from Dubai. It was allegedly using the online book betting application to enrol new users, create IDs and launder money through a layered web of benami bank accounts, the agency has alleged.
(With agency inputs)
