The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted raids on houses of as many as six youths in Sundargarh who have reportedly become millionaires by playing an online game named ‘Free Wine’. As per reports, the ED officials asked the concerned family members about their sources of income and the online game. In a rags-to-riches story, six youths from Gogua village under Bonai block in the district were tending cows and working as day labourers in their area some days back.
However, to the utter dismay of the villagers, they reportedly become millionaires within a very short period of time. They have recently built huge buildings in the village and bought luxurious vehicles. The truth behind the abrupt increase in their wealth came to the fore following raids by the ED team from West Bengal.
“The youths were tending cattle and working as day labourers some days back. They became millionaires overnight by playing some kind of game,” said Sujit Sahu, a villager. “ED has conducted raids to know the sources of their income.
It is expected that crores of rupees will be seized from them,” said Prashant Kumar Dehuri, another villager. The simultaneous raids were conducted on the houses of Arun Sahu, Alok Kumar Sahu, Narayan Pradhan, Bijay Pradhan and Sisir Pradhan by the ED officials and it continued for some hours. However, the owners of the house were not present during the raid.
The ED officials reportedly asked the family members about their source of income. However, the ED officials refused to divulge any details about the reason behind the raids. The family members also refused to comment on the development.
As per sources, the Government of India has banned the online game as several persons have fallen victim to online fraud by playing it. “The online game has been banned as several persons have fallen victim to online fraud. Initially, the persons playing the game get trapped and later they fall prey to cyber fraud,” said cyber expert Prashant Sahu.
The online game network has reportedly spread its tentacles in Sundargarh, Deogarh, Rourkela and Bhubaneswar in Odisha..
