The Enforcement Directorate has arrested online money gaming platform WinZO founders – Saumya Singh Rathore and Paavan Nanda – on money laundering charges, officials said on Thursday (November 27, 2025).
They were arrested in Bengaluru on Wednesday following their questioning at the zonal office of the federal probe agency, they said.
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The two were produced before a local court in Bengaluru the same night, and were sent to one-day custody by the court. They are expected to be produced again before the court for a detailed order, as per officials.
On Monday, the ED, in a statement, alleged that funds to the tune of ₹43 crore of gamers were "held" by the company and that this money should ideally have been refunded to players after India banned real-money gaming.
