Congress MLA Veerendra ‘Puppy’ sent to ED custody in betting-linked laundering case

A Bengaluru court on Sunday remanded Congress MLA K C Veerendra 'Puppy' to ED custody till August 28 in a money laundering case linked to illegal betting. The MLA was flown in from Sikkim amid tight security and multi-state raids

Bengaluru: A court here on Sunday sent Congress MLA K C Veerendra ‘Puppy’ to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody till August 28 in connection with a money laundering case linked to illegal betting. According to sources, the MLA was flown in from Sikkim this morning.

A special ED team took him into custody upon his arrival at the airport here.To prevent any untoward incident, strict security was in place at Terminal 2 of the Kempegowda International Airport.

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Searches were conducted by the central agency in multiple states as part of an alleged illegal betting-linked money laundering case against Puppy (50), his brother and some others on Friday.