Winning Bizness Desk
Mumbai: After politicians and people from the film industry, the Mahadev App scam has now reached the corporate group and Dabur Group is the latest entry into this maze. Dabur Group Chairman Mohit V. is on the radar of the Mumbai Police investigating this case which has registered an FIR. Mohit Burman and Gaurav Burman have been named as members of the group in the betting app FIR filed by the Mumbai Police on November 7. So far 31 accused have been booked including Bollywood actor Sahil Khan and other unknown persons. Dabur Group has been known as a company selling Ayurvedic products in India for the past several decades. The company owned by Burman family has said that the information and allegations in the FIR are completely false and Burmans neither knew the accused nor have they ever met them. Such an FIR will not affect the business judgment and we are moving forward.
Names of 'Dabur' directors in FIR
Matunga police registered a case under IPC section 420,465,467,468,471,120 (B) against Sahil Khan, Gaurav Burman, Mohit Burman and others. A case has also been registered against Gaurav Burman and Mohit Burman. The police have registered a case on the basis of the complainant, the police have mentioned in their copy of the FIR that both were involved in the betting. Accused Saurabh Chandrakar, Ravi Uppal and others were getting money from hawala transactions every month.The FIR reports that the Burman family is increasing its stake in Religare Enterprises to 21.24 per cent.
Complaint filed in Mumbai
Based on the complaint of Matunga-based social activist Prakash Bankar, the Matunga police have registered a case under various sections of cheating and gambling against a total of over 31 people, including the promoters of Mahadev betting app Saurabh Chandrakar, Ravi Uppal and Shubh Soni. According to the information received, Social activist Bankar has claimed to have been cheated of Rs 15 thousand crores. The accused were playing gambling and other games through Khiladi app. Also, they were making illegal income through this app.
