Winzo Directors Saumya Rathore and Paavan Nanda sent to 10-day ED custody

A Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Bengaluru on Friday granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) 10 days’ custody of Winzo Games Pvt Ltd Directors Saumya Singh Rathore and Paavan Nanda.

The custody period will run from November 27, 2025, to December 6, 2025, with the court directing the agency to produce both individuals before it on or before 3 pm on December 6.

The order followed the arrest of Rathore and Nanda by the ED Bengaluru zone office on Wednesday.


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The arrests were made in connection with a money laundering investigation linked to the Winzo games app. The case involves allegations of cheating, blocking of users’ accounts, impersonation and misuse of PAN details of complainants.

Earlier this week, the ED conducted searches at four locations of the gaming company in Delhi and Gurugram. Following the operations, the agency froze proceeds of crime worth about ₹505 crore in the form of bank balances, bonds, FDRs and mutual funds.

The ED accused WinZO of "engaging in criminal activities and unscrupulous practices as customers were made to play with algorithms without being made aware of the fact that they are playing with the software and not with humans in real-money games".