The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued provisional attachment orders under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, targeting assets of individuals associated with promoting or endorsing the offshore betting platform 1xBet in India. The total value of attached assets in the latest action amounts to approximately Rs 7.93 crore.
According to media reports, the attached assets include about Rs 1 crore belonging to Sonu Sood, Rs 59 lakh of Mimi Chakraborty, Rs 2.5 crore of Yuvraj Singh’s company YWC Health and Wellness, Rs 1.26 crore of Neha Sharma, Rs 8.26 lakh of Robin Uthappa, Rs 47.20 lakh of Ankush Hazra, and Rs 2.02 crore of Urvashi Rautela.
The ED has identified these assets as proceeds of crime allegedly generated through illegal betting activities conducted by 1xBet in India. The agency stated that some of the individuals were engaged to promote the platform through endorsements, which were allegedly routed via foreign entities to disguise the origin of funds.
The provisional attachment is part of a broader investigation into illegal betting platforms and related money laundering activities. The ED warned that promoting or endorsing such platforms without proper authorisation can attract legal consequences under Indian law.
This latest action follows earlier ED measures against other individuals linked to 1xBet, bringing the total value of attached assets in connected cases to more than Rs 19 crore.
