ED summons Kapil Sharma, Huma Qureshi, and Hina Khan in Mahadev online betting app case

After Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor, the Enforcement Directorate has now summoned comedian Kapil Sharma, Hina Khan and Huma Qureshi in the Mahadev online betting app case.

The investigating agency is planning to to question them in the capacity of a witness.


According to reports, 14-15 other celebrities and actors are under the ED's scanner in the case including Neha Kakkar and Vishal Dadlani, Sunny Leone, and Tiger Shroff.

"Private jets were hired to ferry family members from Nagpur to UAE. Celebrities were hired to perform in the marriage. Wedding planners, dancers, decorators, etc., were hired from Mumbai and hawala channels were used to make payments in cash," the ED has alleged.

According to the ED, the Mahadev app is an umbrella syndicate arranging online platforms to aid illegal betting websites in enrolling new users and launder money through a layered web of benami bank accounts.

The company promoted by Sourabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal was being operated from Dubai.

The ED investigation has shown that the Mahadev Online Book App is run from a central head office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), officials said. It operates by franchising "Panel/Branches" to their known associates on a 70-30 profit ratio, the agency had said.

Large-scale hawala operations are done to siphon off the proceeds of betting to offshore accounts, it had said.

A huge expenditure in cash has also been incurred in India for advertising of betting websites to attract new users and franchise (panel) seekers, it had said.

“Large scale hawala operations are done to siphon off the proceeds of betting to off-shore accounts. Large expenditure in cash is also being done in India for advertising of betting websites and self-grandizement necessary to attract new Users and franchise (panel) seekers,” a statement from the government agency rea