Shikhar Dhawan Summoned by ED in Illegal Betting App Case.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned cricketer Shikhar Dhawan for questioning in a money laundering probe linked to an illegal betting app. Officials said the case involves 1xBet, an online betting platform that Dhawan allegedly promoted on social media. The agency will record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Dhawan, 39, is among several celebrities under the scanner for endorsing betting apps accused of duping people of crores of rupees and evading massive taxes. Over the past year, the ED has questioned actors Vijay Deverakonda, Rana Daggubati, Prakash Raj, Urvashi Rautela, and cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina in similar cases.
Just last month, Raina was interrogated by the agency.
The crackdown comes after the government recently banned real-money online gaming. On Wednesday, the ED alleged that betting sites run by arrested Karnataka Congress MLA K.C. Veerendra collected over ₹2,000 crore using payment gateways and fintech firms to mask their activities as e-commerce businesses. Veerendra, nabbed in Sikkim during a casino-related trip, remains in custody.
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