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ED Arrests Karnataka Congress MLA K C Veerendra in Illegal Betting Money-Laundering Probe

The arrest follows two days of ED raids that traced suspected betting proceeds through casinos and Dubai-linked firms.

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Congress MLA KC Veerendra was arrested today by ED
ED Raids 30 Places Linked To Karnataka Cong MLA Veerendra, Others In Illegal Betting Case | Image: ANI, X
Photo: IANS

Overview

  • ED said it searched 31 locations over two days across multiple states, including five Goa casinos tied to the network.
  • Officials reported seizures of about ₹12 crore in cash (including roughly ₹1 crore in foreign currency), gold worth around ₹6 crore, nearly 10 kg of silver and four vehicles.
  • The agency froze 17 bank accounts and two lockers and is forensically examining records that point to complex layering of funds.
  • Veerendra was detained in Gangtok, where ED says he went to explore leasing a land casino, and a transit remand was obtained to produce him before a Bengaluru court.
  • Preliminary findings cite betting sites such as King567, Raja567, Puppy's003 and Rathna Gaming and link three Dubai entities run by his brother to call-centre and gaming operations, while property documents were seized from relatives.