These platforms are accused of facilitating unauthorised online betting and gambling operations across India.
Yuvraj Singh, Sonu Sood, Urvashi Rautela’s Assets Attached by ED in INR 1,000 Crore Betting Money Laundering Case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached movable and immovable assets which belong to several well-known Indian personalities, including former cricketer Yuvraj Singh, actor Sonu Sood, and model-actor Urvashi Rautela. According to ED sources, this is part of its ongoing money laundering investigation linked to an illegal offshore betting platform. The total case is estimated to involve illicit proceeds worth more than INR 1,000 crore, officials said.
According to the ED statement, the attached assets are part of the proceeds of crime under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) arising from alleged promotions of the Curacao-registered platform 1xBet and its related surrogate brands. These platforms are accused of facilitating unauthorised online betting and gambling operations across India.
The agency said its investigation, initiated on the basis of multiple FIRs filed by various state police agencies, revealed that the celebrities “knowingly entered into endorsement agreements with foreign entities” to promote the betting platform. Payments for these promotions were routed through foreign entities, concealing their origin and allegedly linking them to criminal proceeds from the betting operations.
In the latest round of action, the attached assets include:
* Yuvraj Singh – approximately INR 2.5 crore
* Sonu Sood – about INR 1 crore
* Urvashi Rautela – assets worth INR 2.02 crore registered in her mother’s name
* Mimi Chakraborty – approx. INR 59 lakh
* Robin Uthappa – around INR 8.26 lakh
* Neha Sharma – about INR 1.26 crore
* Ankush Hazra – approx. INR 47 lakh
According to officials, the ED has previously attached assets belonging to other celebrities in this probe. Earlier actions included attaching assets worth over INR 11 crore of former cricketers Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina.
The ED’s investigation is active, with multiple individuals across sports and entertainment questioned under the PMLA as it seeks to unravel the financial and promotional networks used to allegedly push illegal betting services.
Source: Hindustan Times
