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Online Betting Case: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) may soon attach the property worth crores of crores of players and actors under the Money Prevention Act in a case related to online betting and gaming platforms.
Online Betting Case: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has tightened the grip on some cricketers and actors in the online betting case. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) may soon attach the assets of crores of players and actors under the Prevention of Money Laidy Act in a case related to online betting and gaming platforms. Official sources told PTI that an investigation into the case related to the ‘1xBet’ portal found that some of these celebrities used the advertising fee given to them to acquire many assets, which are considered to be the income of crime under the Money Laundering Act. The Federal Investigation Agency (ED) may soon issue a temporary attachment order to attach these movable and immovable properties under the Money Prevention Act (PMLA), including some assets located in countries such as UAE. The finance and evaluation of these properties is still going on.
Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina has been questioned
Sources said that these assets earned or created from money refinement are classified as the income of crime. These properties are attached so that a person involved in this crime cannot enjoy such assets. He informed that after issuing attachment order, it will be sent to the judging authority under the PMLA for confirmation and after getting the approval, a charge sheet will be filed in a specified court to seize these properties. In the last few weeks, the ED has questioned actors Sonu Sood, Mimi Chakraborty (former TMC MP) and Ankush Hazra (Bengali Cinema) as part of cricketers like Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Robin Uthappa and Shikhar Dhawan under this investigation. Some online influential people were also questioned. The agency recorded the statements of these celebrities under Section 50 of the PMLA. Sources said that many of them handed over the details of accounts and transactions, through which they allegedly received their support fee from the online platform, handed over to the investigating officer of the case.
Sought email and paper documents
According to sources, according to the Kuracao-regulated 1xbet, it is a global recognized bookie with 18 years of experience in the betting industry. Customers can bet on thousands of sports events. 1xbet has not responded to the email sent by PTI to response to the ED investigation. The central government has recently banned online gaming of real money in India by bringing laws. According to estimates from market analysis firms and investigative agencies before the government ban, various online betting apps had about 22 crore Indian users, half of which were regular users. Officials had earlier stated that the line of inquiry for these celebrities, which recently appeared in front of it, included specific questions such as how the betting company contacted them to get support. Nodal person for contact in India, method of payment (cash through hawala or banking channel) and place of payment (in India or abroad), etc. Along with this, they have also been asked to submit a copy of contracts made with 1xbet and all relevant emails and paper documents.
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