New Delhi/IBNS: An accused in the alleged Mahadev App case has claimed that Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had advised him to go to the UAE, media reports said on Sunday. 

The case involves allegations of money laundering and the use of illegal funds during the election against Baghel.

The allegations against Baghel surfaced as Chhattisgarh is gearing up to vote in the first round on November 7.

Chhattisgarh is the only state where the Congress is seen as a strong contender.

The accused Shubham Soni, wanted by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case, has made a video from Dubai levelling serious charges against Baghel.

In the video, Soni claimed that he had gone there on the advice of Baghel. He said that he is the "real owner" of Mahadev – the betting app that came under the Central investigative agencies' scanner through huge profits.

Recently, the Enforcement Directorate seized Rs. 5.39 crore in cash from a courier called Asim Das.

According to the agency, the man claimed that Shubham Soni had sent it from Dubai for Bhupesh Baghel.

Some benami bank accounts linked to the betting app were also discovered and an amount of Rs. 15.59 crore in them has been frozen.