Mrigank Mishra, the main accused in the ‘Mahadev Betting App’ case, was taken into custody by security personnel after reaching Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport from Dubai. Mishra is accused of helping the promoters of Mahadev betting app in opening hundreds of dubious bank accounts to send money earned from the scam, an official said on Monday. He was later taken into custody by a Rajasthan police team where he is facing a case of cheating and forgery related to the Mahadev app case.
Mrigank Mishra (25) was caught by security personnel at the airport on his return from Dubai on Saturday and handed over to Sahar police in Mumbai, he said. A team of Pratapgarh police in Rajasthan came to Mumbai on Sunday and arrested him. Mishra Mahadev is wanted in a case of fraud and forgery registered at Pratapgarh police station in the betting app case. A Lookout Circular (LOC) was issued against him.
Mishra, originally a resident of Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh, was hiding in Dubai. Meanwhile, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) team raided several places simultaneously in this case on Monday. Officials said that the ED team raided the homes of 6 people including firecracker businessman Suresh Dhingani of Bhilai-3 and Deepak Savlani, business partner of betting king Saurabh Chandrakar.
ED officials reached the residence of firecracker businessman Suresh Dhingani at Padum Nagar, Bhilai-3 at around six in the morning. ED officials interrogated Suresh Dhingani and his son Vivek (Bunty) Dhingani. According to officials, Deepak Savlani is the alleged business partner of betting king Saurabh Chandrakar. Deepak Savlani was working to convert Chandrakar’s black money into white by investing it in various businesses.
