New Delhi: The bank account of a bike-taxi driver was used to route more than Rs 331 crore. This was unearthed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) during a probe into a money laundering case. The case is linked to the illegal betting platform 1xbet.
“ED came across the driver during a financial analysis of suspicious transactions. His account received deposits worth Rs 331.36 crore between August 19, 2024, and April 16, 2025. It is believed that the account was used as a “mule”, a front to move illegal funds using fake or hired KYC details,” an official said.
ED teams raided the address provided in his bank records and found the driver living in a small two-room house. He earns a a living through a popular bike-taxi app.
It was also detected that over Rs 1 crore from the deposits was spent on a high-end destination wedding at a luxury hotel in Udaipur. That event is linked to a young politician from Gujarat, who may be called for questioning, it has been reported.
The driver told investigators he had no knowledge of the transactions or the people involved in the Udaipur wedding. The ED says the account received funds from several unidentified sources, many of which were quickly transferred to other suspicious accounts. One source has been traced to illegal betting operations.
The ED is now examining additional fund flows connected to the account, officials said. Recently, the ED also attached assets of former cricketers Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina as part of its wider probe into the 1xbet network.