Sources told Zee Business that the country’s law enforcement agency (ED) has sent subpoena to actors Mimi Chakraborty and Urvashi Rautela in connection with the illegal betting app case.
According to the subpoena, Chakraborty must appear on September 15 and Rautela the next day, according to the source.
The news comes in the context of a high level of scrutiny of online gaming and betting platforms in the country.
Last month, the Narendra Modi 3.0 government enacted the Online Game Act, after years of decentralized regulations and legislative changes at the central and state levels.
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The law is officially known as the promotion and regulation of the Online Game Act 2025.
The Emergency Department, which investigates crimes under the Money Laundering Act (PMLA), has been actively exploring several such platforms in recent months.
Who are actors Mimi Chakraborty and Urvashi Rautela?
Chakraborty is a popular actor at the Bangladesh cinema and is a member of the parliament of West Bengal, representing the Trinamool Congress.
Chakraborty is known for films like Bojhena Shey Bojhena and Posto.
Bollywood actor Rautela is known for her work in films such as Sanam Re and Hate Stories.
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The Law Enforcement Bureau is a law enforcement and economic intelligence agency operated under the tax department of the Ministry of Finance.
It is authorized to enforce a range of key economic and financial laws.
ED holds statutory authorization to search, search, capture and prosecute under the Money Laundering Act of 2002 (PMLA), the Foreign Exchange Administration Act (FEMA) (FEMA) (1999) and the Fugitive Economic Criminals Act (FEOA) 2018 (FEOA).
