Enforcement Directorate has attached and frozen over 1,296 crore rupees so far in a case against the illegal betting website Mahadev Online Book. Nine accused have already been apprehended in connection with the case. The agency has recently conducted widespread searches against the money laundering networks linked with Mahadev Online Book in Kolkata, Gurugram, Delhi, Indore, Mumbai, and Raipur. ED has retrieved cash of around two crore rupees and has also frozen proceeds of crime worth over 580 crore rupees. The searches also resulted in the seizure of a large number of incriminating evidence including digital data and the identification of assets.<br />”<br />”ED initiated an investigation on the basis of FIRs registered by Chhattisgarh Police. During investigation, it was found that one Hari Shankar Tibrewal who hails from Kolkata but currently residing in Dubai, is a huge hawala operator and has partnered with the promoters of Mahadev Online Book.<br />