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flag India’s ED froze ₹192 crore from WinZO’s ZO Games over alleged money laundering via rigged real-money games.

flag The Enforcement Directorate has frozen ₹192 crore in assets linked to ZO Games, a subsidiary of online gaming platform WinZO, in a money laundering investigation. flag The freeze, executed on December 30, 2025, targeted bank balances, fixed deposits, and mutual funds following raids at WinZO’s accounting firm. flag The ED alleges WinZO used AI-powered bots to manipulate real-money games without informing users, generating about ₹802 crore in illicit proceeds between 2022 and 2025, including ₹177 crore from bot-player matches in 2024–2025. flag The agency also claims ₹43 crore in user funds were withheld despite a government ban on real-money gaming and that $54 million was routed overseas via a U.S. shell company. flag Co-founders Saumya Singh Rathore and Paavan Nanda were arrested, with Rathore granted bail and Nanda denied. flag The probe remains ongoing.

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