INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
RAIPUR: An alleged courier arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Mahadev betting app case on Friday submitted before a special
court that he had been framed up as part of a conspiracy and he had never delivered cash to politicians.Asim Das, the alleged cash courier,
and constable Bhim Singh Yadav were arrested by the ED on November 3, four days before the first phase of the Chhattisgarh
assemblyelections.The duo were on Friday produced beforeAjay Singh Rajput, a special judge for Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases,
The court extended their judicial custody for seven days, he added.Das had written a letter from the jail to the ED director and also sent
copies to higher authorities, including the PMO, on November 17 stating that he was being implicated in the case and the central
investigating agency forced him to sign a statement in English, a language he does not understand, Alvi said
He urged the court to admit the letter as part of the case record, the lawyer added
Das said that he had visited Dubai twice in October this year after being called by Shubham Soni, a childhood friend
The trips were arranged by Soni, he said
to work for him, promising to arrange money for the business
On the day he was arrested, Das was asked to pick up a car parked in the parking lot of the Raipur airport and check into a hotel on the VIP
