The ED arrests a Congress MLA and confiscates Rs 12 crore just days after internet gambling was banned

About Rs 12 crore in cash, including Rs 1 crore in foreign currency, gold jewelry valued at about Rs 6 crore, 10 kg of silver items, and four luxury cars were found by the ED during the searches.

the ED seized approximately Rs 12 crore in cash — The ED arrests a Congress MLA and confiscates Rs 12 crore just days after internet gambling was banned

Congress MLA KC Veerendra was arrested today as part of the Enforcement Directorate’s ongoing Investigation into the Karnataka lawmaker’s and his associates’ alleged involvement in illegal online and offline betting. The Enforcement Directorate conducted extensive searches across 31 locations in India on Friday and Saturday as part of a major crackdown on illegal betting operations in response to the government’s bill to ban online gaming.

About Rs 12 crore in cash, including Rs 1 crore in foreign currency, gold jewelry valued at about Rs 6 crore, 10 kg of silver items, and four luxury cars were found by the ED during the searches. Along with freezing two bank lockers and 17 bank accounts, the agency also retrieved a number of property documents from the homes of Veerendra’s brother, KC Nagaraj, and his son, Pruthvi N Raj.

The federal agency claims that the searches showed the Chitradurga MLA was operating several betting sites under the identities King567 and Raja567.

It was discovered that his brother, KC Thippeswamy, was running three companies in Dubai: Diamond Softech, TRS Technologies, and Prime9 Technologies. These companies were allegedly involved in call center and gaming operations that were connected to the betting network.

In addition to five well-known casinos—Puppy’s Casino Gold, Ocean Rivers Casino, Puppy’s Casino Pride, Ocean 7 Casino, and Big Daddy Casino—the searches covered Gangtok, Chitradurga district, Bengaluru, Hubli, Jodhpur, Mumbai, and Goa.

Veerendra and his associates had lately traveled to Gangtok via Bagdogra to investigate leasing land for a casino, the investigation also found. Documents and digital evidence, according to ED officials, show “complex layering” of money to hide illegal gains.

On August 23, 2025, Veerendra was taken into custody by the ED in Gangtok after incriminating material was found. A transit remand was obtained to bring him before the competent court in Bengaluru after he was presented before a Sikkim judicial magistrate.

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