Overview
- Neha Sharma appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in Delhi on December 2, with her statement recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
- The case centers on 1xBet, which the ED says operated in India without authorization using surrogate brands and celebrity promotions to drive illegal betting.
- Investigators report over 6,000 mule accounts and layered transactions through payment gateways without proper KYC, with suspected laundering exceeding Rs 1,000 crore.
- Last month, the ED provisionally attached assets worth more than Rs 11 crore belonging to former cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan.
- The agency has questioned several public figures, including Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthappa, Sonu Sood, Urvashi Rautela, Mimi Chakraborty and Ankush Hazra, and has publicly warned that facilitation of such platforms may trigger PMLA prosecution.