Shikhar Dhawan (Video Grab) New Delhi: The former Indian cricket Shikhar Dhawan appeared on Thursday before the Directorate for Enforcement (ED) in connection with the alleged case of money laundering associated with the controversial online betting application 1xbet.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe!According to officials, the 39 -year -old former Opener of India entered the central Delhm office of ED around 11:00, where his statement was recorded under the prevention of money washing Act (PMLA). The agency examines the financial trail of the application that is charged with cheating users from Crores Rupees and avoiding a large amount of taxes.Watch:Shikhar Dhawan enters the ED office in DelhiDhawan, who left the international cricket last year, is considered to be associated with 1xbet through confirmation. Investigators are investigating whether such promotional activities indirectly conducted an extension of the platform in India, where actual bets on real money are forbidden.This development is governed by the question of another former Indian cricket, Suresh Raine, which appeared before ED in the same case last month. Actor Rana Daggubati also deposed in front of Hyderabad agency in July after he missed short delay due to film commitments.
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At the beginning of May, the TELANGANA Police booked 25 celebrities, including the actors of Prakash Raj, Manchu Lakshmi and Nidhi Agarwal, for alleged bets. Most of them denied unlawful negotiations and insisted that their accompanying accompaniment was limited to jurisdictions, where online skills are legal.The probe gained dynamics against the background of nationwide intervention against illegal betting platforms. According to official estimates, India has around 22 crore users such platforms, with almost half of them regular players. Experts value the Indian online betting market on more than $ 100 billion and increases almost 30 percent annually. The government recently told Parliament that 1,524 blocking orders were issued between 2022 and June 2025.The case also brought a comparison with the highly profile scandal of Mahadev Betting on 2023–24, which implied politicians and entertainers. Officials stated that DHAWAN questioning is another step in the expanding survey, and in the coming weeks a higher summons are expected.
