New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- Former Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty appeared before the ED on Monday for questioning in a money-laundering case linked to an alleged illegal betting app, officials said.

The statement of Chakraborty, 36, is being recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in a case related to an "illegal" betting app named 1xBet.

The ex-MP and actor is understood to be linked to the app through certain endorsements and financial transactions. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) wants to understand her 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 hav...