New Delhi, November 6: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth ₹11.14 crore belonging to former Indian cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to the operations of alleged illegal betting site 1xBet, official sources said on Thursday.
The agency issued a provisional attachment order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), freezing an immovable property of Dhawan valued at ₹4.5 crore and Raina’s mutual fund investments worth ₹6.64 crore.
According to the ED, both cricketers “knowingly” endorsed foreign entities associated with 1xBet and its surrogate platforms, promoting the betting company despite its illegal status in India.
The federal agency has also questioned several other public figures, including former cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Robin Uthappa, actors Sonu Sood, Urvashi Rautela, Mimi Chakraborty, and Ankush Hazra, in connection with the case.
The ED’s investigation revealed that 1xBet, registered in Curacao, operated illegally in India while presenting itself as a global online bookmaker with nearly two decades in the betting industry. (Agencies)
