V. C. Sajjanar, Hyderabad Police Commissioner, has raised questions on former Indian cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan's standing as position fashions within the sport.The IPS officer, recognized for his agency stance in opposition to betting apps, criticised the previous cricketers after the Enforcement Directorate seized their belongings price Rs 11.14 crore throughout an investigation into betting platforms. “What sort of celebrities are these individuals?” requested the police Commissioner in a submit on X.“Because of habit to the betting epidemic, numerous younger individuals are destroying their lives with their very own palms. Hundreds have dedicated suicide. Aren't these people answerable for all of this, having promoted the betting demon that's tearing society aside?“Communicate just a few good phrases for the nice of society and to assist the youth attain greater positions. That is all, however don't mislead those that admire you and take their lives.”The ED hooked up mutual fund investments of Rs 6.64 crore belonging to Raina and an immovable property price Rs 4.5 crore owned by Dhawan.The investigation focuses on unlawful offshore betting platforms, together with 1xBet and its surrogate manufacturers 1xBat and 1xBat Sporting Strains, primarily based on a number of FIRs filed by numerous state police companies.The ED reported that each cricketers had entered into endorsement agreements with international entities selling 1xBet's surrogate manufacturers.Sajjanar, a 1996-batch IPS officer, has been actively campaigning in opposition to on-line betting and playing apps, describing them as organised crime. Throughout his tenure as Managing Director of Telangana State Highway Transport Company, he advocated for holding celebrities and influencers answerable for selling betting apps.His marketing campaign led to police motion in opposition to a number of celebrities and social media influencers who promoted betting apps.Sajjanar believes that public figures bear direct accountability for selling betting apps, as individuals belief and comply with their endorsements.The police have taken motion in opposition to a number of celebrities, together with social media influencers, for his or her involvement in selling these betting platforms.
