New Delhi: The farmhouse of the casino owner Chikoti Praveen Kumar located in Ranga Reddy district was raided by Telangana forest officials on Friday. This happens following the raid conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at Chikoti Praveen’s residence in IS Sadan.
According to the forest officials, several exotic animals were found in his farmhouse. Besides, Kumar’s Instagram is full of posts where he is seen posing with exotic animals.
Telangana | After ED Officials raided Chikoti Praveen’s house, there were raids conducted by Forest officials at his farmhouse in Ranga Reddy district, yesterday.
The officials said that there were dozens of exotic animals in his farmhouse. pic.twitter.com/aI52DWEmtg
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Notably, Kumar came under the suspect of ED after organising gambling events in Goa and neighbouring countries – Nepal, Bangkok, and Sri Lanka where the high-profile Indians would pay him in cash.
ED reported that Kumar had organised at least seven trips recently. Each trip allowed around 200 passengers to fly out on chartered flights for gambling in other countries. Besides, Kumar’s clientele also included several politicians and high-profile individuals who used his services.
ED scheduled a questioning session on Monday with Kumar related to the forex violation case.