You already know that the ED team is investigating a money laundering case related to 1XBET illegal betting app. During this investigation, a revelation came to light which surprised even the ED officials. Investigation revealed that between 19 August 2024 and 16 April 2025, Rs 331.36 crore was deposited in the bank account of an ordinary Rapido bike driver and then forwarded. The driver was not aware at all about this game on his account. ED says that this Mule i.e. fake account created in his name was used on a large scale to divert and hide illegal money.
ED got many clues
ED found another big clue in the investigation. This money trail worth crores leads to a high-profile wedding. In the grand wedding of Gujarat’s young political leader Aditya Jula at the Taj Aravali Resort in Udaipur, approximately Rs 1 crore was sent from this driver’s account. The signatures on the contract paper handed over to the resort were found to be fake during investigation. Whereas Aditya Jula himself had given this contract to the resort. From this it became clear that both fake documents and fake accounts were used to hide the expenses of organizing the wedding.
Even the driver lost his senses
When the ED called the bike driver for questioning, he himself was stunned to hear 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. 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.
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 1XBET 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 creating cover for high-profile events, luxury functions and big payments… Mule (fake) accounts were earlier used in small frauds… but now investigation is revealing that even big events are 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.