Udaipur Money Laundering Case: In the investigation of Royal Wedding of Udaipur, ED found a surprising money trail – transaction of Rs 331 crore from Rapido driver’s account. The money was moved through the 1xBet app, the driver unknown. Whose money was it – why was it spent on this marriage?
Udaipur. A royal wedding held in Udaipur, Rajasthan has now attracted the attention of the entire country. The reason is not just the royal style of the wedding, but the huge money trail that has emerged related to this marriage. ED investigation has revealed that a transaction of Rs 331 crore was made from the bank account of a Rapido driver, and the entire amount was spent on this wedding. The biggest thing – the driver had no idea about this money.
When and how did the transaction happen? How did ED get wind of this?
This entire matter came to light when the Enforcement Directorate (ED) started investigating suspicious bank transactions. The investigation revealed that an ordinary Rapido driver, who is barely able to meet his daily needs, crores of rupees were continuously deposited in his account from August 19, 2024 to April 14, 2025 and were immediately remitted. Overall there were transactions worth Rs 331.36 crore. ED suspected that the matter was directly related to money laundering. And then from here the money trail was revealed, which gave a completely new direction to the investigation.
Has Rapido driver’s account become a ‘money mule’?
When ED interrogated the driver, he himself was surprised. He told that neither he has ever seen so much money, nor has he allowed anyone to use his bank account.
…Then how did Rs 331 crore come from his account and where did it go?
The ED investigation suspected that the driver’s account was being used as a money mule account—an account through which black money could be safely moved so that the name of the real owner was not revealed.
What is the connection of the 1xBet app?
Investigation revealed that the entire money trail was done through the 1xBet app. This is the same app, whose name has already cropped up in many suspicious financial transactions and black money cases. According to ED, the people associated with this app targeted the driver’s bank account to divert black money through a safe route and spent the entire Rs 331 crore from his account for the wedding expenses.
Where did so much money go in the royal wedding?
In the ED’s investigation so far, it has become clear that the entire money was used for the wedding expenses. This includes-
- Hotel Taj Aravali Booking
- grand decoration
- event management
- Catering
- Payment of big vendors
- Bills of external service providers
Spending so much money on a wedding raises questions in itself.
Can this become Rajasthan’s biggest money laundering case?
An amount of Rs 331 crore was sent and spent from the account of an ordinary driver alone – this fact alone can make this case one of the biggest money laundering cases in the country. ED is now trying to find out what was the role of the organizers of this wedding? Who were the people connected to the 1xBet app included in this network? Who owns the real money? And why was so much money transferred from the account of a single driver?