The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at the premises of EaseMyTrip co-founder Nishant Pitti today as part of a multi-state crackdown in the Mahadev online betting app money laundering investigation.

The raids, spanning 55 locations including Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Indore, Jaipur, Chennai, and Sambalpur in Odisha, were triggered by fresh evidence, officials said.

Pitti, 39, who is also the chairman of EaseMyTrip, had his Delhi office and residence searched. The ED suspects that proceeds from the illegal operations of the Mahadev app were channeled to entities linked to Pitti. EaseMyTrip, founded in 2008 by Nishant, Rikant, and Prashant Pitti, did not respond to PTI’s request for comment.

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The Mahadev app case gained attention after the ED alleged involvement of high-ranking politicians and bureaucrats from Chhattisgarh, where the app’s promoters, Sourabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal, originate. The agency claims the app operates as a syndicate, enabling illegal betting platforms to onboard users and launder money through benami bank accounts.

Previous searches have been conducted in this case, with the ED arresting 12 individuals and filing four charge sheets. Properties worth Rs 2,426 crore have been attached, frozen, or seized, with the estimated proceeds of crime pegged at Rs 6,000 crore. The ongoing investigation continues to uncover links to illicit financial networks, keeping the spotlight on the app’s operations and its alleged beneficiaries.

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