New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken major action in a money laundering case linked to betting apps, seizing properties belonging to several celebrities in the country. The Enforcement Directorate has been investigating money laundering cases since betting apps were banned in the country.
With several celebrities’ names surfacing in this list, the central investigative agency is taking strict action. In a case related to 1xBet, the ED has provisionally attached properties of several stars including Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthappa, Urvashi Rautela, Sonu Sood, Mimi Chakraborty, Ankush Hazra, and Neha Sharma.
Properties seized by the ED from these celebrities:
- Yuvraj Singh: ₹2.5 crore
- Robin Uthappa: ₹8.26 lakh
- Urvashi Rautela: ₹2.02 crore (This property of the actress is registered in her mother’s name)
- Sonu Sood: ₹1 crore
- Mimi Chakraborty: ₹59 lakh
- Ankush Hazare: ₹47.20 lakh
- Neha Sharma: ₹1.26 crore
- Shikhar Dhawan: ₹4.55 crore
- Suresh Raina: ₹6.64 crore
This action, which falls under the purview of the investigation into alleged illegal betting apps, is related to serious allegations against them, including defrauding investors and common people of crores of rupees and tax evasion. The company, however, claims that 1xBet is an internationally recognized bookmaker that has been active in the betting industry for approximately 18 years. According to the company, its customers have the facility to bet on thousands of sports events held worldwide. The platform is available in 70 languages.
In the action taken on Friday, the ED attached properties worth ₹7.93 crore. Earlier, the agency had seized properties worth ₹4.55 crore from Shikhar Dhawan and ₹6.64 crore from Suresh Raina. Thus far, the ED has attached assets worth a total of ₹19.07 crore in the 1xBet case.
