ED attaches assets worth INR 11 crore of Suresh Raina, Shikhar Dhawan in illegal betting app case

Months after questioning several former Indian cricketers, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has announced the attachment of movable and immovable assets worth approximately INR 11 crore belonging to Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan in connection with a money laundering investigation linked to the online betting platform 1xBet.

According to ED officials, the attachment includes mutual fund investments worth around INR 6.64 crore held in the name of Raina and an immovable property valued at INR 4.5 crore registered under Dhawan’s name. The development follows a series of statements recorded by the ED in September, when the agency questioned Raina, Dhawan, Yuvraj Singh, and Robin Uthappa regarding their alleged associations.

An ED spokesperson stated that the agency’s investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) is based on multiple FIRs filed by police across several states against the operators of the illegal offshore betting platform 1xBet. The probe further revealed that Raina and Dhawan had knowingly entered into endorsement agreements with foreign entities to promote 1xBet through surrogate arrangements.