The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth approximately INR 11 crore belonging to former Indian cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan. This action is part of an ongoing money laundering investigation connected to the illegal online betting platform 1xBet. The attached assets include mutual fund investments valued at around INR 6.64 crore in Raina's name and an immovable property worth INR 4.5 crore registered under Dhawan's name. The move follows statements recorded by the agency in September, when several former cricketers were questioned about their alleged associations with the platform. Besides Raina and Dhawan, other prominent players including Yuvraj Singh and Robin Uthappa were also called in for questioning during the investigation. The asset attachment marks a significant development in the ongoing probe into the illegal betting operations and possible money laundering activities linked to the platform.
Assets Attached in Money Laundering Probe
The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached movable and immovable assets totalling around INR 11 crore in connection with its investigation into the illegal betting platform 1xBet. According to officials from the agency, the attachment comprises mutual fund investments worth approximately INR 6.64 crore held in Suresh Raina's name and an immovable property valued at INR 4.5 crore registered under Shikhar Dhawan's ownership. This development came months after the agency questioned both cricketers, along with Yuvraj Singh and Robin Uthappa, in September regarding their suspected links to the platform. The probe focuses on money laundering activities allegedly connected to the online betting operation.
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