Congress MLA KC Veerendra, after his arrest by the Directorate for enforcement of law in Bengaluru 24 August 2025. PHOTO CREDIT: SUDHAKARA JAIN
Congress Chitradurga MLA KC Veerendra, who was arrested on Saturday by the Directorate for Pravo (ED) from Gangtok, Sikkim, was in custody for five days until August 28.
Ed arrested him after closing his raids and his co -workers on Friday at 31 locations in Karnataka, Mumbai, Goa, Sikkim and Rajasthan in the case of illegal online and offline bets registered under the Money Wash Act (PMLA), 2002.
The accused was brought to the International KEPEGOWDA Airport on Sunday morning, from where he was accompanied to the Bowring Hospital for a medical examination before he was taken to the Korangale judge around 10:00
After the custody was obtained, he was transported to ED in Shantinagar; His family members could not meet him.
During ED raids, he said that Crore 12 Crore, including 1 crore in a foreign currency, received cash.
“The search revealed that the accused operates several online betting websites called King567, Raja567, etc. Furthermore, the brother of the accused KC Thippeswamy, operates three business entities from Dubai, through diamond softchs, TRS Technologies and Prime9technology, in official interpretations,” He stated in an official interpretation, in official interpretations, “in an official interpretation,” they said in an official interpretation.
In addition to the currency, ED investigators also gained gold jewelry worth 6 Crore and silver cells weighing approximately 10 kg. Pursuant to the provisions of PMLA, 2002 were confiscated by four vehicles.
“Furthermore, 17 bank accounts and two cabinets on the bank were also frozen. Many of the property related documents were also confiscated from the premises of his brother, KC Nagaraj and his son Pruthvi N. Raj.
The agency also claimed that the search was indicated by the complex layering of cash and other funds, which was a point of investigation.
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Published – August August 2025 17:14
