ED Attaches Assets of Yuvraj Singh, Sonu Sood, Mimi Chakraborty in Illegal Betting App Probe

New Delhi, December 19, 2025: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets belonging to former Indian cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Robin Uthappa, actor Sonu Sood, former Trinamool Congress MP and actor Mimi Chakraborty, and several other celebrities in connection with a money-laundering investigation linked to an alleged illegal online betting platform, official sources said on Friday.

The action has been taken under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in a case related to the betting app 1xbet, which investigators believe facilitated illicit financial transactions running into more than ₹1,000 crore. According to sources, the ED moved to attach properties after examining the alleged financial trail connecting the individuals to the platform.

Assets worth about ₹2.5 crore belonging to Yuvraj Singh and ₹8.26 lakh linked to Robin Uthappa have been attached. The agency has also provisionally seized properties worth around ₹1 crore belonging to actor Sonu Sood and assets valued at approximately ₹59 lakh associated with Mimi Chakraborty. In addition, properties worth ₹1.26 crore belonging to actor Neha Sharma, assets of around ₹47 lakh linked to Bengali actor Ankush Hazra, and properties amounting to ₹2.02 crore connected to the mother of model Urvashi Rautela have been attached.

Investigators have classified all the seized assets as “proceeds of crime” under the PMLA, alleging that the funds were generated through promotional or other activities associated with the illegal betting platform. The app, reportedly registered in Curacao, has been under the ED’s scanner for suspected violations of Indian laws.

Sources said the celebrities whose assets have been attached were questioned earlier as part of the ongoing probe. The agency is examining whether payments were received by them in exchange for promotional endorsements or other forms of association with the betting platform.

Earlier in the same case, the ED had attached assets worth ₹11.14 crore belonging to former Indian cricketers Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina. Officials indicated that the investigation is continuing and further action may follow as the probe progresses.