Delhi Bike-Taxi Driver's Bank Account Uncovered in ₹331 Crore Money-Laundering Case
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has uncovered a shocking ₹331 crore money-laundering scheme linked to the illegal betting platform 1xbet. During a probe, officials discovered that a Delhi bike-taxi driver's bank account received over ₹331 crore in suspicious transactions between August 2024 and April 2025. The agency believes the account was used as a 'mule' to move illicit funds using fake or hired identification details. When ED teams raided the driver's address, they found him living in a modest two-room house, contradicting the lavish lifestyle hinted at by the large transactions. The agency found that over ₹1 crore was spent on a high-end destination wedding at a luxury hotel in Udaipur, linked to a young politician from Gujarat. The politician may face questioning in connection with the case. The bike-taxi driver claimed ignorance of the transactions and those involved in the Udaipur wedding. However, the ED suspects that the account received funds from several unidentified sources, many of which were quickly transferred to other suspicious accounts, including those linked to illegal betting operations. The ED is currently investigating additional fund flows connected to the account and has already attached assets of former cricketers Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina as part of its wider probe into the 1xbet network.
