An official quoted in the Indian Express stated that the current ED raids are linked to its investigation into the banking transactions of the Mahadev online gaming application. Large transactions worth Rs 5,000 crore are said to have taken place through this application which is under scrutiny.
14-year-old Irfan, who was addicted to Free Fire, was playing the game with his friend Dilshad, when the two entered into an argument over winning and losing.