Police in Karnal carried out a raid that ended with the arrest of two people who allegedly scammed people through a fake lottery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
India.- Local media has reported that the police arrested two people in Karnal<\/strong>, Hayana, for operating a fake lottery <\/strong>in order to defraud players. Police seized INR69,000 (US$870,159), a notebook and two mobile phones in a raid on the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Hindustan Times, those arrested are alleged to have created digital bank accounts for their victims to convince them that the claimed prizes were genuine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n News stories linked to arrests for illegal gambling are frequent in India. To date, apart from the Supreme Court\u2019s precedent on skill-based gambling, there is no federal statute to govern India\u2019s gambling industry, with each state taking its own stance on the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A few days ago, police in Bibwewadi, Pune, carried out a series of raids that ended with\u00a0the arrest of 42 people<\/a>\u00a0for alleged involvement in illegal gambling. Elsewhere in India, two weeks ago,\u00a0police carried out a raid in the Baba Demb area of Srinagar<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0arrested eight people<\/strong>\u00a0who were allegedly involved in illegal gambling activities. Police\u00a0seized money and playing cards<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, in recent months there has been progress toward\u00a0the possible legalisation of gambling\u00a0across the country<\/a>. A seven-member team that includes state ministers was tasked to identify a nodal ministry to oversee the industry. Its responsibilities include developing regulatory mechanisms to protect players and business principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to reports, the panel will pay particular attention to the legal and legislative frameworks<\/strong> used by other regulators in the world to help formulate policies that could be considered acceptable in areas of India where anti-gambling sentiment exists locally. The hope is that legalising gaming will help curb illegal offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, there are states that are still resisting a possible regulation of gambling. The state of\u00a0Tamil Nadu is expected to restrict or entirely ban online games<\/a>\u00a0following committee recommendations. A committee\u00a0set up by chief minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin<\/a>\u00a0to investigate the impact of online games has recommended the government ban or at least limit the activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n