Crackdown on Online Betting Racket: Eight Arrested in Cross-State Syndicate

Eight individuals involved in an online betting racket using mule bank accounts through the gaming portal 'Ready Anna' were arrested. Police seized multiple devices and incriminating documents. The accused operated the syndicate by convincing people to open mule accounts and conducted daily transactions of Rs. 11-12 lakh.

Authorities have arrested eight individuals implicated in a sophisticated online betting racket that allegedly utilized mule bank accounts to deceive people through the betting portal 'Ready Anna,' according to a police statement released on Sunday.

Senior Superintendent of Police Gaurav Grover revealed that the police had confiscated 29 mobile phones, two laptops, four tablets, and other incriminating material linked to the illicit operations. A formal case has been filed at Shahpur Police Station under sections 111(2) and 318 of the BNS, with further investigations underway.

The Shahpur police team, acting on a tip-off, apprehended suspects Rohit Prasad, Prince Kumar, Guddu Sharma, Ranjesh Yadav, Amit Sharma, Abhay Kumar Yadav, Sanjeet Kumar Kharwar, and Chandan Kushwaha. During questioning, the accused admitted to purchasing a panel from the illegal 'Ready Anna' betting portal to run their operations, which included convincing people to open mule accounts under false pretenses. They allegedly conducted daily transactions amounting to Rs 11-12 lakh, which were later split among the members, stated Grover.