New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday attached assets worth ₹7.9 crore belonging to Indian cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Robin Uthappa, actors Urvashi Rautela and Sonu Sood, and former TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty in a money laundering case linked to an illegal betting app.

The probe, connected to an "illegal" betting platform, is estimated to involve transactions worth over ₹1,000 crore, official sources told PTI. Properties of actor Neha Sharma, Rautela’s mother, and Bengali actor Ankush Hazra have also been attached in the case.

“ED initiated investigation on the basis of multiple FIRs registered by various State Police agencies against the operators of the illegal offshore betting platform 1xBet. The investigation has revealed that 1xBet and its surrogate brands 1xBat and 1xbat Sporting Lines were engaged in promoting and facilitating illegal online betting and gambling operations across India,” the agency said in a statement.

The attached movable and immovable assets include about ₹2.5 crore of Yuvraj Singh, ₹8.26 lakh of Robin Uthappa, ₹1 crore of Sonu Sood, ₹59 lakh of Mimi Chakraborty, ₹1.26 crore of Neha Sharma, ₹2.02 crore of Rautela’s mother, and ₹47 lakh of Ankush Hazra, according to sources.

The ED added, “Investigation revealed that the celebrities knowingly entered into endorsement agreements with foreign entities for the promotion of 1xBet through its surrogates. These endorsements were made in return for payments routed through foreign entities to conceal the illicit origin of the funds, which are linked to Proceeds of Crime (POC) generated from illegal betting activities.”