New Delhi, September 24th (PTI) The actor Son Sood appeared on Wednesday before the Directorate for Pravo (ED) for questioning in the case of money washed with the online betting application called 1xbet, the officials said.
Sood (52) arrived at the Delhi agency’s office around 12:00.
The investigating officer of the case question the actor and records his declaration under the Act on the Prevention of Money Was (PMLA), the officials said.
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The federal probe was questioned by the former crickets Suresh Raina, Shikhar Dhawan, Robin Uthappa and Yuvraj Singh in addition to the former deputy TMC and actor Mimi Chakraorty and Bengal actor Ankush Hazry as part of this investigation.
As part of this investigation, the agency was also questioned by some influencers of social media.
The 1xbet Betting probe is part of the wider ED probe against such platforms about the accusation of facing many rupees and reportedly avoiding a huge amount of direct and indirect taxes.
According to Curaca-registed 1xbet, it is a world-renowned bookmaker with 18 years in the betting industry. Brand customers can bet on thousands of sports events, on the website and the application of the company are available on its website in 70 languages.
In the coming days, the agency is expected to question other athletes, film actors, online influencers and celebrities.
ED may also soon initiate the process of attaching the assets of individuals in this case, for which it is found to be found to use the alleged income from crime generated from the promotional activities of the application. The indictment will be subsequently filed in court, the sources said.
According to sources, the investigation line is to know from celebrities about how they were contacted by the betting company looking for their confirmation, nodal persons (persons) for contact in India, payment method (cash over Hawala or banking channel) and payment (India or abroad) etc. etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc.
The agency, while recording cricket and actors’ statement, is that they are asking them whether they knew that online betting and playing is illegal in India. They also asked them to provide a copy of their contracts and all the relevant e -mail and paper documentation they made with 1xbet.
The agency also focuses on the final use of money that has obtained celebrities to check whether, according to sources, some of them can be classified as “criminal proceeds” within PMLA.
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The Union government has recently banned online playing real money in India by bringing legislation.
Ed also recently adopted a political decision to have “focused strategies” to explore financial crimes associated with alleged unlawful betting and playing.
According to the market analysis of the company and probe agencies carried out before the government prohibition, there were about 22 Indian Crore users in various such online betting applications, half of which were regular users.
It is estimated that the market for betting in India, India, is worth more than $ 100 billion, which, according to experts, said it was growing at 30 percent.
The government told Parliament that from 2022 to June 2025 issued 1,524 orders to block online betting and gambling.
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