ED attaches assets of Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthappa, Sonu Sood, Mimi Chakraborty in illegal betting app case
ED also attached properties of actor Neha Sharma, mother of model Urvashi Rautela, and Bengali actor Ankush Hazra
PTC Web Desk: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets belonging to former Indian cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Robin Uthappa, actor Sonu Sood, and former TMC MP and actor Mimi Chakraborty in connection with an alleged illegal betting app-linked money laundering case. The case is estimated to involve over Rs 1,000 crore, official sources said on Friday.
The ED has also attached properties of actor Neha Sharma, the mother of model Urvashi Rautela, and Bengali actor Ankush Hazra. These attachments were made through a provisional order issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
According to sources, the attached assets include properties worth around Rs 2.5 crore linked to Yuvraj Singh, Rs 8.26 lakh belonging to Robin Uthappa, Rs 1 crore of Sonu Sood and Rs 59 lakh of Mimi Chakraborty. Assets worth Rs 1.26 crore of Neha Sharma, Rs 47 lakh of Ankush Hazra and Rs 2.02 crore linked to Urvashi Rautela’s mother have also been attached.
The ED has classified these properties as “proceeds of crime” under the PMLA. The money is allegedly connected to an illegal betting platform named ‘1xBet’, which is registered in Curacao.
All the celebrities whose assets have been attached were questioned earlier as part of the investigation. In a related development, the ED had earlier attached assets worth Rs 11.14 crore belonging to former cricketers Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina in the same case.