ED (Enforcement Directorate) seems to have focused on the casino gang of Hyderabad. Searches were conducted simultaneously at 8 places in the city. Officials are searching the houses of casino agents Chikoti Praveen and Madhava Reddy. ED raids are being conducted at Praveen’s residence in IS Sadan and Madhav Reddy’s house in Bowenpally.
Praveen had previously faced charges in the Gudivada casino case. It seems that a casino has been planned at Hotel Mechi Crown in Nepal on June 10, 11, 12, and 13. For this, there is information that poker players were sent to Nepal from Shamshabad Airport by special flights. Officials found casino camps set up in Siliguri on the Indo-Nepal border.
After learning that casinos have been organized in Nepal as well as in Phuket, Indonesia, the officials have focused on that. The investigation by Enforcement Directorate revealed that actors from both Tollywood and Bollywood danced in the bars. It has been found that lakhs of rupees have been collected from each customer who attended these events.
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In this background, the ED has registered a case under FEMA rules and is conducting searches as part of the investigation. It is reported that CBI has registered a case against Praveen.