Former Indian opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has reached the ED office. His name has surfaced in the money laundering case related to the online betting app.

Former Indian opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has reached the ED office. His name has surfaced in the money laundering case related to an online betting app. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has called him for questioning and asked him to join the investigation of the case. Dhawan will be the fourth Indian cricketer to face an ED investigation in this case. Earlier, ED has also questioned Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh.

What's the matter?

This whole case is related to an online betting app named 1xBet. Betting is considered illegal in India, but this app has tried to lure people to bet through social media and advertisements. It is alleged that many Indian cricketers have also promoted this app. Now ED is investigating whether these players also participated in any illegal activity during the promotion.

Why is Dhawan being questioned?

ED believes that Shikhar Dhawan promoted this app through social media. The investigating agency wants to find out what role Dhawan played in this promotion, what payment he received in return and whether this money is linked to money laundering.

The questions asked from Dhawan will mainly be based on these points

-On whose advice did he promote this app?

How much money was he given in return?

-Did he know that this app is illegal in India?

Many cricketers have been trapped earlier too

Before Shikhar Dhawan, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh have been questioned in this case. These players also promoted this app at different times. However, no major action has been taken directly against any player so far.

What next?

Now all eyes will be on what statement Shikhar Dhawan gives in front of ED and whether any concrete action is taken against him after the investigation or not. At present, ED is trying to clarify whether the players' participation was limited only to advertising or they were also a part of this entire network.