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ED Set to Attach Celebrities' Assets in 1xBet Money-Laundering Probe

Investigators say endorsement fees funded properties treated as proceeds of crime under the anti‑laundering law.

Overview

  • The Enforcement Directorate is preparing provisional attachment orders under the PMLA, with the case to move to the Adjudicating Authority for confirmation before any chargesheet.
  • Identified assets include movable and immovable properties, some traced overseas to the UAE, with quantification and valuation currently underway.
  • The agency has recorded statements under Section 50 and collected contracts and account records detailing how endorsement payments were received.
  • Those questioned in recent weeks include cricketers Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Robin Uthappa and Shikhar Dhawan, and actors Sonu Sood, Mimi Chakraborty and Ankush Hazra, while Urvashi Rautela was summoned but was abroad.
  • Officials say some celebrities did not appear despite summons, and sources indicate the agency is considering naming endorsers as accused in the case.