{"id":32513,"date":"2022-08-10T04:51:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T07:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=32513"},"modified":"2026-04-23T06:03:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:03:00","slug":"india-raids-end-with-13-arrests-for-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-raids-end-with-13-arrests-for-illegal-gambling","title":{"rendered":"India: raids end with 13 arrests for illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Police in Haryana carried out two raids targetting illegal gambling activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

India.- Police in Haryana<\/strong> carried out two raids\u00a0on Saturday, arresting 13 people for alleged involvement in illegal gambling. The first raid was carried out at Boudh Raj Dhaba.\u00a0Nine people were arrested\u00a0<\/strong>and police seized Rs28,683. The Kalka police station filed a complaint under the Gambling Act against all the accused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second raid was carried out near Labour Chowk and ended with\u00a0the arrest of four people<\/strong>. Police seized cash worth Rs83,600. Cases were filed at Sector 14 police station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few days ago,\u00a0police arrested two people<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Karnal<\/strong>, Hayana, for allegedly operating a\u00a0fake lottery\u00a0<\/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

Elsewhere in India, police in Bibwewadi, Pune, recently carried out a series of raids that ended with\u00a0the arrest of 42 people<\/a>\u00a0for alleged involvement in illegal gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GST Council to discuss gambling tax in September<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has postponed its August meeting on the taxation of gambling to September. The GST Council is considering the introduction of a\u00a0Goods and Services Tax (GST) of 28 per cent<\/a>\u00a0for online gaming, racecourses, and casinos, but has delayed its meeting to allow a group of ministers (GoM) to complete and submit its report on the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another GoM, which is tasked with making recommendations on the establishment of GST tribunals in each state, also needs more time to complete its report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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