The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its investigation into an alleged illegal betting racket, calling former Indian cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Robin Uthappa to question. Apart from Yuvraj Singh and Robin Uthappa, Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has also been called by Ed.
The case is related to 1xbet, a betting platform that is banned in India, but is still working through the country -based websites and other hidden methods. Several betting apps were banned in India to violate financial, legal and cyber security criteria.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials believe that Sonu Sood, Yuvraj Singh, and Robin Uthappa may help in promoting or relieving the betting platform 1xbet, which may break the law under the Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and other rules.
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As reported by ANI, Robin Uthappa has been asked to appear at the ED office in New Delhi on 22 September. Yuvraj Singh has been called on 23 September, and Sonu Sood for September 24 to help the authorities understand his statement to help the authorities understand how 1xbet was operated and whether they were involved in promoting betting through the stage.
Restricted betting app 1xbet accused of cheating users and dodging taxes over years
According to the 1xBET website, this platform is a betting platform with an experience of about 20 years. It bets on thousands of sports events in 70 languages. However, the ED suspects that it is involved in money laundering, cheating users, hiding taxes and manipulating their system.
It is believed that the forum has excluded users from crores of rupees and avoids paying huge amounts of taxes using other countries and fake business websites. The investigation has been going on for many years. Many agencies have already expressed concern how this platform is working in India.
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The ED is now trying to find out how it became popular and if the famous people helped it grow. The participation of Sonu Sood, Yuvraj Singh and Robin Uthappa has made the matter even more shocking, now questioning people how famous celebrities are related to such illegal gambling activities.
Earlier, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had filed a case against the operators of the betting app to deliberately target Indian users. This inspired the ED to initiate its investigation into potential money laundering and other financial offenses.
Ed Question Top Stars for Money Laundering
This is not the first time that the famous personality has been subject to investigation for their relationship with gambling platforms. In the past, many actors, cricketers and social media affected have been questioned to promote the banned betting app in India.
Officials believe that these promotions have made platforms more popular, allowing users to cheat and dodge taxes. Now, ED has called Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthappa and Sonu Sood and said that this question is part of a major investigation.
The ED will take further action based on the information providing these celebrities and the financial evidence provided by them. At the same time, the ED is also investigating other celebrities, including Bengali film actor Ankush Hazra.
She also called Bollywood actress Urvashi Rautela, but she did not show. Even Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan have already recorded their statements before the ED in the same case.
