Directorate for enforcement on Wednesday in his Delhi in connection with the ongoing probes in illegal betting platforms convened the former cricket Suresh Rain on Wednesday in his office in Delhi.
The former Indian player was asked to dismount before the agency 13. August for questioning in an illegal betting case associated with an application called 1xbet, PTI quoted resources as a proverb.
Earlier on the day to get more information about a rocket for a betting application called “Parimatch”, ED officials made raids in 15 locations in Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Madurai and Surrat.
ED launched its probe as part of the Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in the case of a registered cyber police station in Mumbai in 2024.
“These platforms violate multiple laws and instructions by the Indian government, including tax evasion, money laundering and the FEMA Act (FEMA), because money is transferred from the country illegally. It is estimated that approximately 22 crore (220 million) Indian users are currently engaged in different betting applications and 110 million).
According to the initial investigation, the funds were collected from cheated users on the MULU accounts that were layered through multiple aggregators of payments and agents of money transfer – aggregation to more than £2,000 crore, officials said HT.
Official sources said the amount was washing crypto wallets, smaller cash selections through ATMs in Tamil Nadu, and by UPI transfers with low value.
Ed also convened Google and Meta officials to help investigate betting applications that use more platforms for alternative ads. Ed talked to many stakeholders, including media houses that may have received money for advertising from these platforms.
(Tagstotranslate) Suresh Raina (T) Directorate for Part of Enforcement
