New Delhi: 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 case linked to the alleged illegal betting platform 1xBet, official sources said on Thursday.
According to officials, a provisional order issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) covers an immovable property owned by Dhawan valued at ₹4.5 crore and mutual fund investments of Raina worth ₹6.64 crore.
The ED’s investigation revealed that both cricketers had “knowingly” entered into endorsement agreements with foreign entities to promote 1xBet and its related platforms.
Besides Raina and Dhawan, the agency has also questioned former cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Robin Uthappa, actors Sonu Sood, Urvashi Rautela, Mimi Chakraborty (former Trinamool Congress MP), and Bengali actor Ankush Hazra in connection with the case.
Registered in Curacao, 1xBet claims to be a globally recognised online bookmaker with nearly two decades of experience in the betting industry.
