The Enforcement Directorate (ED) team reached the doorstep of a bike-taxi driver while investigating the money laundering case involving an illegal betting app in which more than Rs 331 crore was deposited into a bank account within eight months. This driver worked with a famous cab service provider company.
The investigators wasted no time in discovering that it was a case of using a Mule account to launder the illicit funds. Officials said that the ED reached the Rapido driver while investigating a money laundering case related to OneXbet online betting. A response from Rapido has not been received on this development.
Crores of rupees deposited in driver’s bank account
According to officials, a total of Rs 331.36 crore was deposited in the driver’s bank account between August 19, 2024 and April 16, 2025. The federal agency raided the address given in the driver’s bank records. Investigation revealed that the driver lives in a two-room slum in an ordinary area of Delhi and rides a motorcycle all day long to earn a living.
VIP wedding funding in Udaipur
The ED’s attention also came to the fact that more than Rs 1 crore of the deposited amount was used to meet the expenses of a grand wedding ceremony held at a hotel in Udaipur, Rajasthan. According to officials, this marriage is related to a young leader of Gujarat, who may soon be called for questioning.
The driver is also worried
When the ED called the bike driver for questioning, he was stunned to find that transactions worth crores had taken place in his name. He clearly said that he had nothing to do with the marriage, he neither knew the bride and groom nor did he know how so much money came and went from his account. Now ED suspects that the driver’s KYC details were either stolen or obtained by some racket by tricking him and a bank account was operated in his name which was completely fake.
Trying to hide wedding related expenses
The investigation also revealed that many methods were adopted to hide the expenses related to the wedding. Aditya Jula had given around Rs 18 lakh cash to his travel agent. At the same time, 17 different PAN numbers were used to adjust the wedding booking. The use of so many PAN numbers clearly indicates that a deliberate network was working to keep the expenses from being tracked.
ED has also found a link to the betting network in this entire setup, that is, the illegal money coming from the betting app was deposited in a fake account and then spent by diverting it through various routes so that the real source remains hidden.
Fear of big network
ED suspects that this marriage is not just a case but a glimpse of the same big network which is using a new way to hide illegal money by covering high-profile events, luxury functions and big payments. Mule (fake) accounts were earlier used in small frauds. But now investigation is revealing that big events are also being funded through these fake accounts.
ED has advised the common people to never give information like their bank account, ATM card, KYC document or PAN to any unknown person or organization. Many times, minor carelessness traps people in money laundering rackets worth crores.
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