Shubham Soni is an accused in the Mahadev Book betting app case. In November 2023, he made headlines for claiming to be the owner of the Mahadev app and alleging that he had paid Rs 508 crore as protection money to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.
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Wiki/Biography
Shubham Soni is a resident of Bhilai, Chhattisgarh.
Family
parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
wife and children
His martial status is unknown.
Mahadev Book App
In 2023, a video of Shubham Soni was in the news in which he claimed to be the owner of Mahadev Book betting app and alleged that he had paid Rs 508 crore to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel for protection. He said that he founded the app in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh in 2021. The betting app is a widespread syndicate that provides an online platform for illegal betting websites to enroll new users, create user IDs and engage in money laundering through a complex network of anonymizers. Bank accounts. Users can place bets on a range of activities – from election results to sports such as poker, card games and cricket. In the video, Soni said that he faced legal trouble as his business took off in Bhilai. His business associates were being arrested. In dire need of security, he came in contact with Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel through his political advisor Vinod Verma. Reportedly, Baghel encouraged Soni to expand its gambling business to Dubai. According to the video, Baghel, his son Bittu and Vinod Verma were involved in the syndicate. In the video Soni said,
I started the app in 2021 and my gambling business in Bhilai was doing well. It started small but grew bigger as we had more money. People started noticing. When my friends got into trouble, I started paying Rs 10 lakh every month to Verma ji (Vinod Verma) for protection… Things were fine for some time, but then my friends got into trouble again. I met Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Vinod Verma and they asked me to expand my business to Dubai.
Soni also said that he was “trapped in this political system” and wanted to return to India from Dubai, but he was “scared”. This video was released by BJP’s central media coordinator Siddharthnath Singh in a press conference. Eventually, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested cash courier Asim Das, who was sent from UAE to deliver huge amount of cash to the ruling Congress for election expenses in Chhattisgarh. ED said it recovered cash worth Rs 5.39 crore from Asim’s car and his residence. Congress and Baghel denied the allegations and said that the BJP had released the video just before voting for electoral gains. This app came under ED investigation in 2023 on money laundering charges. The main accused in the case were Saurabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal.
Facts/General Knowledge
- He has a tattoo on each of his biceps.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn