Bengaluru, Jan. 29 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday accused Karnataka Congress MLA KC Veerendra of masterminding a nationwide illegal online betting network and attached fresh assets worth Rs 177 crore as part of its ongoing money laundering investigation.
With the latest attachment, the total value of properties seized in the case has risen to Rs 320 crore, the agency said on Thursday.
Veerendra, a 51-year-old legislator representing Chitradurga, was arrested by the ED in August 2025 from Sikkim.
The agency has described him as the prime accused in the case, which is based on multiple FIRs registered across several States for alleged cheating, extortion and large-scale financial fraud through illegal online betting platfo...