India, Nov. 6 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth INR 11.14 Cr belonging to cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan in connection with endorsement of illegal betting platform 1xBet.

In a statement, ED said that it has provisionally seized INR 6.64 Cr worth of mutual fund investments held in Raina's name and an INR 4.5 Cr "immovable property" owned by Dhawan.

These assets were connected to the proceeds of crime generated from illegal betting operations of 1xBet. The endorsement payments were allegedly structured through layered transactions to disguise their origin.

The action was taken under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 as part of its investigation into alleged unlawful endorsements o...