Diwan was arrested on February 15 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. He was produced before a special PMLA Court in Raipur and was sent on ED custody for eight days till February 24. He is the ninth accused arrested in this case so far.
In a significant development, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has named former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel, in a supplementary chargesheet filed on January 1, 2024.
In another big achievement for the Enforcement Directorate, authorities in Dubai have "restricted the movements" of Saurabh Chandrakar, one of the two Mahadev online betting app promoters being investigated by the agency.
The Special Investigating Team (SIT) of Mumbai cyber cell, which is investigating the Rs 15,000 crore Mahadev App online betting case, has issued summons to actor Sahil Khan and three others to appear before the SIT on Friday for questioning.
In the Mahadev betting app case, there are allegations of fraud of 15,000 crore rupees along with match-fixing, illegal hawala, and cryptocurrency transactions. The investigation of the case is now being done by the Crime Branch.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur launched a scathing attack on Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and said that if people involved in the Delhi Liquor Scam couldn't escape, nobody involved in Mahadev App would be able to escape.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi raked up the issue of the Mahadev app 'scam' and asked the Congress to reveal how much money the Chief Minister got and how much of it was transferred to the party's high command.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Congress and said that they came up with a 'Mahadev App' in which pockets of people are being looted.
Noida Commissioner of Police Lakshmi Singh has acted against 18 people after registering a case at the Sector 39 police station. Noida Police had also written to the government to ban the app.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday took a jibe at Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and said that every child in the state is saying "Satte pe Satta...kaun kara...Bhupesh Kakka."