On 22nd October, the Gandhinagar Police filed a case against Mahesh Langa for the theft of confidential documents belonging to the Gujarat Maritime Board.
Notably, this marks the first instance of such a move in the public service broadcaster’s global operations. The development comes less than a year after the BBC faced scrutiny from Indian tax authorities for tax evasion.
The recent investigation into the Mahadev Betting app has brought attention to how, over the years, a number of such offshore gaming and betting businesses have profited millions of rupees through money laundering and tax law violations