Overview
- Assets linked to Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthappa, Sonu Sood, Urvashi Rautela, Mimi Chakraborty, Ankush Hazra and Neha Sharma were provisionally frozen under PMLA.
- Friday’s action takes total attachments in the 1xBet case to about Rs 19.07 crore after an earlier Rs 11.14 crore linked to Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina.
- ED alleges 1xBet and surrogates such as 1xBat operated unlawfully in India using more than 6,000 mule accounts and layered transactions, with suspected laundering exceeding Rs 1,000 crore.
- In a related betting probe, searches at nine locations tied to influencer Anurag Dwivedi seized four luxury cars and documents indicating Dubai real estate investments routed via hawala; officials say he has not responded to multiple summons and is in Dubai.
- Parallel PMLA operations continue, including seizures of cash, gold and silver in the ‘Donkey Route’ illegal immigration case across Punjab, Haryana and Delhi, and an Assam attachment in a separate disproportionate assets matter.