ED has taken major action in the 1X betting app case. According to sources, ED attached assets worth crores of rupees. Is. The names of many big actors and cricketers are also included in those whose properties have been attached. Among them are celebrities like Yuvraj Singh and Neha Sharma. You can see this list below.
- Yuvraj Singh- 2.5 crores
- Robin Uthappa- 8.26 lakhs
- Urvashi Rautela- 2.02 crores (this property was in her mother’s name)
- Sonu Sood- 1 crore..
- Mimi Chakraborty- 59 lakhs
- Ankush Hazara- 47.20 lakhs
- Neha Sharma- 1.26 crores
So far property worth crores has been seized
In today’s action of ED, assets worth Rs 7.93 crore have been attached. Earlier too, in the same case, ED had seized property worth Rs 4.55 crore of Shikhar Dhawan and attached property worth Rs 6.64 crore of Suresh Raina. Till now ED has attached assets worth Rs 19.07 crore in the 1x bet case. The investigation of the matter is ongoing.
what was the matter
ED investigation revealed that 1xBet and its other brands like 1xBat and Sporting Lines were running online betting and gambling business in India without any permission.
Investigation found that these celebrities had made endorsement deals with foreign companies and advertised through videos and social media posts for the promotion of 1xBet.
Money was sent through foreign routes
These payments were not sent directly to India but were routed through foreign routes so that the real source could be hidden. According to ED, this money was earned from illegal betting which was dealt with to make it look white.
ED’s investigation has revealed that 1xBet used thousands of fake accounts or those created in the names of others for betting in India. So far, more than 6000 such accounts have been identified. Betting money was deposited into these accounts which were further transferred multiple times through various payment gateways so that the money could not be tracked.
ED raided four payment gateways in the country and till now more than 60 bank accounts have been frozen. An amount of about Rs 4 crore has been blocked in these accounts.
