ED questions Suresh Raina in 'illegal' online betting app case
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Dated:- 13-8-2025
PTI
New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI) Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina was on Wednesday questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged illegal online betting app-linked money laundering case, official sources said.
Rains (38) was seen interacting with CISF personnel and Enforcement Directorate (ED) staff outside the agency's office in central Delhi before he marked his attendance at around 11 am.
The federal probe agency recorded his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as part of the investigation linked to a sports betting app (application) named 1xBet, the sources said.
The former Indian cricketer is understood
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t 22 crore Indian users in various such online betting apps out of which half (about 11 crore) are regular users.
The online betting app market in India worth over USD 100 billion which is growing at the rate of 30 per cent, according to experts.
The government last month told Parliament that it has issued 1,524 orders from 2022 till June 2025 to block online betting and gambling platform.
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Jitin Prasada told Lok Sabha in a written reply that the Directorate General of GST Intelligence headquarters is empowered as an appropriate government agency under the Information Technology Act, 2000 ( IT Act ) and the IGST Act to direct intermediaries to block unregistered online money
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