Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina is likely to appear for a statement for a statement on Wednesday in the 1xBET case at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in New Delhi after summons by the agency.
Raina is considered to be one of the best middle-order batsmen produced by India and was the first Indian player for a century in all formats of the game.
In 322 international matches, Raina has scored an average of 7,988 runs in 32.87 and rated a strike of over 92. He scored seven centuries and 48 fifties in 291 innings, with the best score of 120. The left -handed batsman won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 and the ICC Champion Trophy 2013 in Blue.
His knock of 34* against Australia in the 2011 WC quarterfinals and 36* against Pakistan in semi are two of the most memorable clutch knocks by a middle -order batsman on a large platform.
Raina also represented CSK and Gujarat Lions (2016-2017) in the Indian Premier League. He is the fifth largest run-scorer of all time in league history, with a strike rate of over 32.51 and 136.73 on an average with 5,528 runs in 205 matches.
He scored a century and 39 fifties in his IPL career, with the best score of 100*. For his association in seasons, he is also known as ‘Sri IPL’. He has won four IPL titles with Chennai Super Kings
The summons comes after a widespread crack on illegal betting apps and platforms, many of which are promoted by celebrities.
On Monday, actor Rana Daggubati appeared before Ed after the alleged online betting game promoting case. Earlier, Ed issued a summons notice to the actor for July 23, but due to Daggubati’s pre -shooting and shooting schedule, the artist sought time to appear in the Hyderabad Zonal Ed Office.
Earlier this year, the Telangana police filed the first information report (FIR) against 25 celebrities and the affected, which included popular figures like Rana Daggubati, Prakash Raj, Vijay Devarakonda and Manchu Lakshmi, which were to promote illegal betting and gambling apps through their social media platforms.
An FIR was filed at Miyapur police station in Hyderabad after a petition by 32 -year -old businessman PM Fanindra Sarma. The complaint filed on March 19 this year highlighted a disturbing tendency of famous celebrities and affected by the public gambling app that violated the public gambling Act of 1867.
Sharma claims that during a conversation with the youth in his community on 16 March, he found that many individuals were impressed to invest their money in these gambling apps, who were heavy by social media personalities.
According to the complaint, these celebrities are allegedly accepting a large amount of money to promote various betting platforms, which encourage users to gambling their hard -earned money. Sarma himself was on the verge of investing in one of these platforms, but his family avoided him after warning him about possible financial threats.
The petition emphasizes that these apps and platforms are causing extensive financial losses, especially between the lower and middle class families, who are being lured in false promises of easy money. Apps often rely on celebrities, to create credibility, weakened individuals to invest sufficient amounts of money, only to face financial waste.
The Telangana Police has accused the accused under several sections of the TS Gaming Act and several sections of the IT Act, including Section 66 (D) of the Information Technology Act, which relates to cheating and identity theft. The FIR also includes sections that address the promotion of illegal betting activities, with the investigation, now being handled by officer G. Ramesh Naidu.
Police Inspector Miyapur of police stations said, “This investigation underlines our commitment to protect the public from harmful gambling and betting platforms, which exploits individuals for financial benefits.” (AI)
