<h1>ED arrests WinZO founders under PMLA for alleged Rs 43 crore gamer funds, offshore diversion, assets frozen</h1> The Enforcement Directorate arrested the founders of online gaming platform WinZO in Bengaluru on money laundering charges under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. A local court granted one-day custody, with further orders pending. ED alleges WinZO retained about Rs 43 crore belonging to gamers after the Union government's ban on real-money gaming from 22 August 2025, used undisclosed algorithms against players, restricted withdrawals, and diverted funds abroad under the guise of overseas investments, including about USD 55 million parked in a US shell company. Assets worth about Rs 505 crore have been frozen. Similar allegations were made against Gamezkraft.