The Directorate for Enforcement of Law (ED) issued a summons to the former cricket Yuvraj Singh and Robin Uthappa and actor Sood Sood for interrogation in the case of money washing associated with an illegal online planted application called 1xbet, sources said on Tuesday.
Uthappa (39) was asked to record his statement under the Money Laundry Act (PMLA) in the case of the PTTA press agency.
He was reportedly asked to settle on 22 September.
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Case 1xbet: Who has been asked so far?
Robin Uthappa is the third former Indian cricket that in this case has been convening in Delhi. Previously, the federal agency of the probe questioned the former cricket Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan in connection with the case.
On Monday, the Directorate for the enforcement of the right of the former deputy TMC and the statement of the actor Mimi Chakraborty in this case was recorded.
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Bengal actor Ankush Hazra appeared before Ed on Tuesday on his planned summons in the case of, while the actor Uvashi Rautela, Indian Ambassador of the 1xbet, has to appear on Tuesday at the given date, sources said.
Actors Ran Daggubati and Uvashi Rautela were asked to appear before Ed in August. Rautela is an Indian ambassador 1xbet.
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What 1xbet bet?
The probe concerns alleged illegal betting applications reporting that many people and investors are worth cheating on routis or avoiding a huge amount of taxes.
Ed examines celebrities that supported these applications to clarify their financial transactions and awareness of platform activities.
According to nor a wider investigation, it focuses on various celebrities and influencers who may have supported these platforms that are suspected of alleged tax evasion and dupping investors, as well as attracting other important data, including actors and crickets.
The case includes a 1xbet, alleged illegal online betting platform in India, suspicion of money laundering, tax evasion and equipment of its algorithms.
According to the company, 1xbet is a world -renowned bookmaker with 18 years in the betting industry.
Brand customers can be betting on thousands of sports events, according to the company, a website and applications available in 70 languages are available.
At the beginning of this year, the police in Telangana filed companies against 25 celebrities and influencers, including popular persons such as Rana Daggubati, Prakash Raj, Vijay Deverakonda and Manchu Lakshmi, for alleged promotion of illegal betting and gambling applications.
According to market analysis of companies and probes, as stated by PTI, there are about 22 Indian Crore users in various such online betting applications, half of which (about 11 crore) are common users.
According to experts, the market for betting in India, India, is more than $ 100 billion, which is increasing at 30 %.
The government recently told Parliament that from 2022 to June 2025 issued 1,524 orders to block online betting and gambling.
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(Tagstotranslate) Mimi Chakraborty (T) Robin Uthappa
