Chikoti Casino case: casino events held at 7 countries in 7 months
Thousands of his customers were taken to Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand and other countries and gala events were organised.
HYDERABAD: The Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s investigation revealed that Casino King Chikoti Praveen organised casino events in seven different countries in the last seven months. Thousands of his customers were taken to Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand and other countries and gala events were organised.
Sampath, an associate of Chikoti who booked flights for the countries, collected Rs 3 lakh from each of his clients. The ED found a huge amount of cash with Chikoti Praveen, Madhava Reddy, and Sampath and ordered them to give the details of the cash in the accounts. Huge amounts were also found in cash after the searches conducted at Hyderabad.
Reportedly, Praveen organised a casino event in Sri Lanka two times, from the 8th to 17th of this month and took the customers abroad and brought them back to the city on the same day.