They said the former cricketers have been asked to appear before the anti-money laundering agency’s officials on September 22 and 23, respectively, while Sood has been sought by the agency on September 24.
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The Directorate of Enforcement has sent summonses to more known faces, including Bollywood actor Sonu Sood and former Indian cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Robin Uthappa, in connection with its investigation into the alleged illegal online betting matter, sources said on Tuesday.
They said the former cricketers have been asked to appear before the anti-money laundering agency’s officials on September 22 and 23, respectively, while Sood has been sought by the agency on September 24.
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They have been asked to appear at the federal agency’s headquarters in the national capital.
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The probe agency is likely to inquire about the arrangements or financial links with regard to the endorsements and promotional activities related to these personalities allegedly related to the platform 1xBet.
Earlier, on Monday, former TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty had appeared before the ED at Delhi in connection with the same matter for questioning.
Actor Urvashi Rautela had also been summoned by the federal agency in the case to join for questioning on Tuesday.
The case is linked to an allegedly “illegal” online betting app, to which the famous personalities have been allegedly connected earlier through some endorsements, while the probe agency will likely look into the arrangement that they might have had with the said application.
Meanwhile, the agency had also sent summonses to other known people like Bengali cinema actor Ankush Hazra.
Earlier, several known faces have also been quizzed by the agency in connection with the 1xBet app case including former cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan.
The summonses are part of a broader crackdown by the federal agency on the illegal online platforms and applications.
Raina was questioned by the agency on August 13, while Dhawan was quizzed on September 4.
Previously, some of those who have already been quizzed by the ED, said to have denied unlawful conduct.
The case pertains to the online platform operating in India, suspected of alleged money laundering, tax evasion, and other irregularities.
It had been a while since the case was being probed with allegations by the concerned authorities that the said platform was illegally operating in the country.
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