Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Oct 10: In a sensational twist to Karnataka’s largest online betting scandal, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has unearthed a treasure trove of illegal assets linked to Chitradurga Congress MLA Veerendra Pappi, including the seizure of 40 kilograms of gold worth Rs 50.33 crore from bank lockers and his Challakere residence.

The gold was recovered from two lockers in Federal Bank, Challakere, during searches conducted by ED officials based on information extracted during Pappi’s interrogation. The latest haul pushes the total value of seized and attached assets in the case to over Rs 150 crore.

Earlier, the ED had frozen assets worth Rs 103 crore, including 21 kilos of gold bars, stacks of cash, gold and silver jewellery, multiple bank ac

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