Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh 1xBet illegal betting app case appearance before the ED on Tuesday drew attention as he provided details of his promotional deal with the company, marking another high-profile turn in the ongoing money laundering probe.
New Delhi : The 43-year-old southpaw reached the ED’s Delhi office around noon with his lawyer and left after a couple of hours. His questioning coincided with actress and influencer Anveshi Jain, as officials asked both to submit documents like Aadhaar and PAN.
Yuvraj now joins a long list of celebrities and sports stars facing ED scrutiny in the money laundering case linked to the illegal betting app. The agency summoned most of them for endorsing ads that promoted the platform.
The ED launched its probe after one of the app’s founders hosted a lavish reception in the UAE. The investigation later exposed a ₹5,000 crore hawala racket operating between the UAE and Pakistan.
Former cricketer Robin Uthappa appeared before the ED on Monday, while actor Sonu Sood will meet officials on Wednesday. Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan faced hours of grilling in Delhi over his advertising contract with 1xBet, according to officials.
The probe also drew in Suresh Raina, who recently answered investigators’ questions. Dhawan, who retired from cricket last year, owns the South Delhi Superstarz team in the Delhi Premier League.
The 1xBet India website promotes betting options on cricket, football, tennis, e-sports, and casino games, while reportedly accepting payments through Telegram. The Cyprus-headquartered company once sponsored football teams in Spain and France but withdrew from countries like the UK and US after financial probes.
The controversy around Dhawan’s links with the illegal app comes close on the heels of the Mahadev Satta App scandal, which pulled in Bollywood stars such as Ranbir Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Hina Khan, and Boman Irani.
–IANS
