Investigators from the Enforcement Directorate uncovered a jaw-dropping money-laundering scheme: between August 2024 and April 2025, over ₹331 crore were deposited into the bank account of a bike-taxi rider in Delhi. On paper, he earned a modest living — ferrying passengers via a cab-aggregator app — yet his account registered extraordinary inflows followed by swift transfers.

Probes revealed that this was a classic “mule account”: a bank account used not by its legal owner but by a criminal network to channel illicit money. Officials traced part of this money flow to a lavish destination wedding held at a luxury resort in Udaipur. Reports suggest that more than ₹1 crore from these illicit deposits was used to cover wedding expenses.

The underlying source: suspected illegal betting operations, including those linked to an online betting platform. The ED’s investigation suggests a wider network where mule accounts, shell transfers and destination-wedding expenditures mask the real origin of black money.

This case underscores how financial crime networks exploit ordinary individuals — often unaware — to launder crores and fund extravagance. The ED is now mapping the full money trail and tracing all beneficiaries, accounts and promoters behind the racket.