Ahmedabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has reportedly uncovered an extraordinary money-laundering network in which the bank account of a Rapido bike taxi driver was allegedly used to fund a luxury destination wedding at Udaipur’s Taj Aravalli Resort.

According to an India Today report, over ₹1 crore in wedding expenses, linked to Gujarat youth political figure Aditya Zula, was routed through the driver’s account ahead of the November 2024 ceremony.

These findings emerged during the ED’s wider investigation into the unlawful betting activities of 1xBet. It is learnt that the rider’s bank account had received an astounding ₹331.36 crore between August 19, 2024, and April 16, 2025. Despite having no association with either family involved in the wedding, the driver allegedly allowed his account to be used without questioning the huge inflow of funds.

Investigators say the account served as a textbook mule account, receiving hefty deposits from multiple unknown sources before the money was rapidly redirected to other suspicious destinations. One of those funding sources was traced back to a bank account linked to illegal betting operations.

The ED is now working to track both the origins and endpoints of the money trail. DeshGujarat