New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI) Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here on Wednesday for questioning in an alleged illegal betting app-linked money laundering case, official sources said.

The federal probe agency will record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as part of this investigation is linked to an "illegal" betting app named 1xBet, the sources said.

The 38-year-old former Indian cricketer is understood to have been linked to the app through certain endorsements. The ED wants to understand his links with this app during the questioning.

The agency is probing multiple such cases involving illegal betting apps that are alleged to have duped numerous people and investors worth crores of rupees or have evaded a huge amount of taxes. PTI NES NB NB

Money laundering probe under PMLA examines alleged endorsement links to an illegal betting app and related financial flows. Appearance before the federal enforcement agency concerns an investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act into alleged money laundering, tax evasion and financial conduct linked to an online betting platform, focusing on endorsement relationships and transactional flows that may have facilitated concealment of proceeds.