What is Chhattisgarh's 'Mahadev App' Scam, which limed 5000 crores

Online gaming craze is increasing across the country. Children, youth and elders of almost all age groups are in its grip. One of these 'Mahadev App' duped thousands of people in Chhattisgarh. Even officials were surprised by the scale of the scam when the Enforcement Directorate began its probe last year.

4 accused were produced in court in money laundering case

A total of Rs 5000 crore transactions have taken place from the gaming app's bank account in the last one year. Chhattisgarh police arrested more than 200 people in this case last year. Shockingly, Mahadev continues to make huge bets from online gaming even after continuous action by the ED. An ED team produced four accused ASI Chandrabhushan Verma, Satish Chandrakar, Anil Damani and Sunil Damani in the money laundering case in the court of Special Judge Ajay Singh Rajput on Wednesday. It is alleged that he has embezzled huge amount through Hawala.

ED eyes online betting from 2022

ED advocate Saurabh Pandey told the media that the entire operation has been linked to the Mahadev app. This is a betting app. Mahadev has earned a lot by betting on the app. Funds are transferred not only in India but also abroad through Hawala. The ED had an eye on online betting from 2022. ED officials are currently investigating the matter. It is hoped that there will be many more big revelations in the coming time.

Durg police took swift action

A senior police officer, on condition of anonymity, said that the details of more than 10,000 bank accounts have been exposed during the investigation in the case. All these bank accounts are savings accounts. Administrators of Mahadev app were fraudulently sending money from savings accounts to corporate accounts. The scam was being run from Dubai. The main headquarters are in Dubai. Thousands of Indian middle class families have been cheated by sitting in Dubai. ED is probing the matter. Durga SP also unearthed several such cases last year, in which bank accounts of the poor were used for online betting. Crores of rupees were transacted in those bank accounts.

A transaction worth crores on a rental account

According to the police, officials probing the case estimated that transactions worth Rs 5,000 crore have taken place through the 'Mahadev App' in the last one year. It was being managed from Chhattisgarh. It had 30 centers in several states including Chhattisgarh. About 200 crores worth of transactions have been done from each centre. Last year around 10 lakh people bet on Mahadev Gaming App. This bet is Rs. 500 to Rs. was up to 5,000. People operating the Mahadev app used to borrow the accounts of poor people and deposit fraudulent money in them.

Money was being sent abroad fraudulently

The ED also wrote a letter to the Durg police on December 9, 2022, seeking information on banking transactions for investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). According to ED, most of the cases related to online gaming applications are registered at Supela police station in Bhilai and Mohnagar police station in Durg district. In a letter to the Durg police, the ED sought details of those bank accounts and a copy of the FIR. Then the then SP of Durga also launched a drive in the district on the Mahadev app, in which several corporate accounts were found linked to shell companies, through which money was fraudulently sent abroad. Police said the online app has connections in other states.

How to get addicted to cheating

The starting price of this game starts from Rs.500. Even if the customer loses, they are shown to have won and the money is sent to them. This money reaches the account. People keep getting small amount of winnings in this app. By winning the trust of bettors by consistently winning, they become addicted to betting and then lose when someone bets a big amount. Many people also spend their hard earned money on these online betting apps in the greed to earn big and earn more in less time. Since the command of the online game software is in the hands of the operators, the player's defeat is almost certain.