The Dubai police have detained Ravi Uppal, a key accused in the Mahadev Online Book betting app case. The Indian authorities are in touch with their counterparts in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to secure his custody.
Mr. Uppal was reportedly apprehended a few days ago, on the Enforcement Directorate’s request via the Ministry of External Affairs and the Interpol. Along with another app promoter Sourabh Chandrakar, he is facing money laundering charges in the cases registered by the police in Chhattisgarh and Mumbai.
Mr. Uppal allegedly obtained a passport from Vanuatu, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, despite not having relinquished his Indian citizenship. At this point, the ED suspects that the total proceeds of the crime amount to ₹6,000 crore.
