Bengaluru, Dec. 31 -- The Special Court for People's Representatives in Bengaluru on Tuesday granted conditional bail to Congress MLA from Challakere constituency KC Veerendra, also known as Pappi, four months after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to online betting.

Veerendra was taken into custody on August 23, 2025, in Gangtok, Sikkim, following an extensive investigation into alleged online and offline betting operations that involved illegal money transfers exceeding Rs.2,000 crore. The ED claimed the MLA had links to betting platforms including apps such as "King567," which were allegedly used to launder large sums through a complex network of accounts and shell companies. Searches ac...