Mumbai Police have arrested the Chairman and Director of Dabur Group in connection with the Mahadev betting app

15 Nov 2023 , 02:33 PM

In association with the Mahadev betting app scandal, Mumbai Police have filed cases under various sections of gambling and fraud against 32 individuals, including Mohit Burman, the chairman of Dabur, and Gaurav Burman, the company’s director.

The First Information Report (FIR) lists Mohit Burman as number sixteen and Gaurav Burman as number eighteen.

31 persons are named in the FIR, which was filed on November 7 in response to a complaint filed by social activist Prakash Bankar; the identity of the 32nd individual remains unclear.

However, the Burman family has refuted the claims, claiming that they have not heard anything about the FIR and that it is unfounded.

‘The FIR is blatantly untrue and unfounded. Nothing could be more false than what the FIR incorrectly reported. According to a copy of the FIR that is making the rounds in the media, there are claims that Mr. Mohit Burman and Mr. Gaurav Burman are related to some of the accused directly. The statement stated that there is a ‘unseen – Exhibit F’ that appears to spell out certain purported linkages.

‘Mr. Mohit Burman and Mr. Gaurav Burman do not even know or have ever met the accused mentioned in the FIR being circulated selectively in the media,’ it continued.

The Burman family added in their statement that the filing of the FIR was an action taken by special interests to prevent the family from acquiring Religare Enterprises Limited.

‘Curiously, the FIR comes at a time when the Burman Family has sought to increase its existing shareholding of 21.24 % in Religare Enterprises and launched a legitimate open offer under the SEBI Takeover Code,’ the statement continued.

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