Rapido Driver’s ₹331 Crore Account Used To Fund Lavish Udaipur Wedding, Says ED

A jaw-dropping money-laundering trail uncovered by the Enforcement Directorate has linked a modest Rapido bike-taxi driver’s bank account to a lavish ₹1 crore-plus destination wedding at the Taj Aravalli Resort in Udaipur last November. The wedding, reportedly hosted by Gujarat Youth Political Figure Aditya Zula, was allegedly funded through mule transactions routed via the driver’s account—despite him having no connection to either the bride or the groom.

ED officials, probing the multi-crore 1xBet illegal betting racket, discovered that the driver’s account received a staggering ₹331.36 crore between August 2024 and April 2025. Within days of deposits arriving from unknown sources, funds were swiftly transferred out to other suspicious accounts, including one directly linked to the wedding expenses. Investigators describe the pattern as classic mule-account activity: large inflows followed by near-immediate outflows designed to obscure the real origin of black money.

The driver, whose identity has not been disclosed, is believed to have handed over control of his account to middlemen—a growing trend where ordinary citizens are lured with small payments or threats to allow their accounts to be used as conduits for proceeds of crime. ED sources say the scale of transactions left them stunned, with one officer noting, “People think it’s harmless to share OTPs or let someone use their account for ‘just one transaction.’ By the time they realize, they are part of a ₹300 crore laundering chain.”

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The Udaipur wedding case is now part of a wider crackdown on mule accounts being used to finance extravagant events, luxury purchases, and political funding. Similar trails have emerged in high-profile weddings across Rajasthan and Gujarat, where illegal betting and hawala networks allegedly bankroll ostentatious celebrations to convert black money into legitimate-looking expenses.

The ED has issued a fresh public advisory urging citizens never to share bank details, UPI pins, OTPs, or net-banking credentials, and to immediately report suspicious transactions. Authorities warn that account holders can face arrest, asset freezes, and prosecution under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act even if they claim ignorance.

As the probe widens, investigators are tracing the remaining ₹330 crore that flowed through the driver’s account, with more high-society weddings and political events now under the scanner. The Taj Aravalli wedding has turned from a fairy-tale celebration into a textbook example of how India’s new-age money launderers are hiding crores in plain sight—one destination wedding at a time.

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