Central government has banned 22 betting applications including Mahadev Betting App

Mahadev App Ban : On the request of the Enforcement Directorate, the Central Government has banned the Mahadev Betting App. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued blocking orders against 22 illegal betting apps and websites, including Mahadev Book and ReddyAnnaPristoPro. The action follows an ED investigation against an illegal betting app syndicate and subsequent raids on Mahadev Book in Chhattisgarh. It also revealed the illegal operation of the app.

The accused Bhimsingh Yadav and Asim Das, who were working as constables in the Chhattisgarh police force, were detained. He has been arrested under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for the offense of money laundering.

Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and Electronics and Information Technology said, “The Chhattisgarh government had full authority to recommend closure of the website/app under Section 69A of the IT Act. However, they did not do so and did not make any request.

The government has been investigating this for the past one and a half years. In fact, this is the first and only request from ED that has been received and processed. No one had stopped the Chhattisgarh government from making such a request.

It is noteworthy that Central Investigation Agency ED is investigating the Mahadev Satta app case against Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. The ED had also said that the app promoters had paid over Rs 508 crore to the Chief Minister. In this case, the Congress had also raised questions on the central security agency CRPF, which is in charge of security in the state during the election campaign.