ED has raided the residence and other places of Santiago Martin, the biggest donor to political forces. Lottery King Martin has given the highest amount of Rs. 10,000 to political parties through electoral bonds. Donation of Rs 1300 crore was given. Martin has been booked for money laundering worth Rs. Assets worth more than Rs 450 crore have been seized.
Madras High Court has given permission to proceed against Martin. ED has conducted raids, seizures and investigations at several places including Martins in Chennai. Earlier, Tamil Nadu Police had decided to close the FIR against Martin and some others. The lower court accepted the police’s argument. However, the Madras High Court overturned the lower court order and allowed the ED to proceed against Martin. Before Martin’s house Rs. Anonymous cash worth Rs 7.2 crore was found. In this case, the lower court accepted the closure report submitted by the Chennai Police Crime Branch.
Lottery business with Sikkim government worth Rs. 900 crore fraud
Martin is in the lottery business in Kerala with the Government of Sikkim in Rs. Fraud of Rs 900 crore. In which a case was registered against him for causing harm to the Sikkim government. Last year, Martin’s Rs. Assets worth Rs 457 crore were seized. Future Gaming Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. He is the distributor of Sikkim Lottery and Martin is being interrogated by ED in this case. Apart from this, ED is also investigating the case of giving maximum donations to political parties.
