- The government source accuses Google, a goal of promoting illegal activities.
- The authorities to investigate the funds received to the platforms through betting applications.
- Platform representatives will appear before the agency on July 21.
Nueva Delhi: The Agency to Fight the Financial Crime of India has summoned executives of technological giants Google and target to its headquarters on Monday by investigating the accusations of money laundering in online betting applications, two government sources said.
The Configuration Directorate (ED) is investigating whether the platforms facilitated the way for the broader promotion and scope of betting applications through advertisements, the first source said.
A date of July 21 has been established for the apparitions at the agency headquarters in the capital, New Delhi, added the source.
A second government source accused Google and a goal of using its platforms to promote illegal activities, despite a government notice against the announcement of any form of bets.
The agency will investigate Google and goal about the funds they received from betting applications, added the second source, as well as verifying whether they announced or promoted any other betting platform.
Both sources sought anonymity, since they were not authorized to speak with the media.
Google and Meta did not immediately respond to Reuters‘Requests for comments.
Betting and the game represent “significant financial and socio -economic risks for consumers, especially young and children,” said the Ministry of Information and Radiodice of India to television channels and digital media in a notice in 2022.
The promotion of bets offline or online and the game through ads was not reported in the broader public interest, the ministry added.
National News Agency ANI First reported the news.
