Guwahati, Aug. 23 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Karnataka Congress MLA K C Veerendra 'Puppy' from Sikkim under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Puppy was apprehended for his alleged involvement in illegal online and offline betting, reports News 18.

Puppy was in Gangtok to allegedly lease a piece of land to set up a casino.

ED officials had earlier raided 30 premises belonging to the MLA in several states following which they seized Rs 12 crore cash, "including around Rs 1 crore in foreign currency, gold jewellery worth Rs 6 crore and silver articles around 10 kg, along with four vehicles," News 18 reported.

The raids were made on 31 locations including Chitradurga, Hubballi and Bengaluru in Karnataka, Jod...