Shikhar Dhawan appears before Enforcement Directorate in illegal betting app case
The federal probe agency will record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act
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Former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in an alleged illegal betting app-linked money-laundering case, official sources said.
He entered the office of the federal probe agency in central Delhi around 11 am.
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The agency recorded his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as part of the investigation linked to an "illegal" betting app named 1xBet, sources said.
The 39-year-old former India opener is understood to have been linked to the app through certain endorsements. The ED wants to understand his links with this app during the questioning.
The agency is probing multiple such cases involving illegal betting apps that are alleged to have duped numerous people and investors worth crores of rupees or have evaded a huge amount of taxes.
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Last month, former cricketer Suresh Raina was questioned in this case by the federal probe agency.
The Union government has banned real-money online gaming by bringing a legislation recently.
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