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From GFF rumours to ED and GST raids: Mapping the gaming-fintech crackdown

From GFF rumours to ED and GST raids: Mapping the gaming-fintech crackdown

29 May 2026, 20:24 PM

Enforcement Directorate (ED), Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) actions against online gaming and fintech companies in last couple of months.

Neokred founders sent to judicial custody in betting-related GST evasion probe

Neokred founders sent to judicial custody in betting-related GST evasion probe

22 Apr 2026, 21:44 PM

Over the past three months, officials from 6-7 fintech firms, including Fino Payments Bank, have been arrested, sent to custody, had their offices searched, or bank accounts frozen in connection with illegal gaming tax evasion cases.

Breaking: Fino Payments Bank MD and CEO Rishi Gupta granted bail

Breaking: Fino Payments Bank MD and CEO Rishi Gupta granted bail

26 Mar 2026, 17:47 PM

The development comes three days after the Telangana High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by Gupta, challenging his arrest.

Telangana HC dismisses Fino Bank MD and CEO Rishi Gupta

Telangana HC dismisses Fino Bank MD and CEO Rishi Gupta's writ petition

23 Mar 2026, 22:35 PM

After multiple adjournments, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin dismissed the writ petition filed by Gupta.

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