{"id":33101,"date":"2022-08-31T04:32:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T07:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=33101"},"modified":"2026-04-23T05:21:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:21:30","slug":"india-4-arrested-over-illegal-cricket-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-4-arrested-over-illegal-cricket-betting","title":{"rendered":"India: 4 arrested over illegal cricket betting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Police in Panchkula have arrested four five people who were allegedly involved in illegal cricket betting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

India.- Police claim to have dismantled an illegal online cricket betting operation in Panchkula<\/strong> with the arrest of four people. Officers seized 26 mobile phones, six laptops and \u20b935,000 that had allegedly been bet on the outcome of the London cricket series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Hindustan Times, those arrested are Shalesh Vyaas, 25, and Vishal Chugh, 23, of Sri Ganganagar; Robin Narang, 29 of Bikaner; and Bhim Singh of Nepal. The police launched an operation against gambling in the city on August 29, arresting 21 gamblers, according to DCP Surender Pal Singh. So far this year, 458 gamblers have been arrested and \u20b912.36 lakh has been recovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In another case, seven people were charged under sections of the Public Gambling Act, 1867 on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In July, police in the state of Gujarat<\/a> arrested four people in a raid targeting an illegal betting operation that apparently broadcast fake cricket matches to raise bets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the raid, police discovered a large cricket pitch equipped with strategically placed cameras to simulate a real playing field. In order to make matches look like authentic, players wore T-shirts similar to those used in the IPL matches<\/strong> and running commentary was used. Players reportedly received a competition fee of Rs 400.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Betting on cricket, India\u2019s most popular sport, is illegal, and there have been several raids this year.\u00a0So far this year,\u00a0Police in Delhi<\/a>\u00a0have arrested more than\u00a03,502 people\u00a0<\/strong>in 1,489 raids related to illegal gambling. According to The Hindu, most of the arrests were linked to illegal gambling around IPL cricket.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Police in Panchkula have arrested four five people who were allegedly involved in illegal cricket betting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":16592,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"This article details recent law enforcement actions against illegal cricket betting operations across multiple Indian states, including the dismantling of a sophisticated fake match broadcast scheme. The arrests and seizures underscore the persistent challenge of unregulated gambling markets, highlighting the ongoing efforts to enforce the Public Gambling Act, 1867, and its implications for market integrity and potential future regulatory frameworks.","focusai_entities":"Shalesh Vyaas, Vishal Chugh, Robin Narang, Bhim Singh, Surender Pal Singh, Hindustan Times, The Hindu, IPL","focusai_location":"India, Panchkula, Sri Ganganagar, Bikaner, Gujarat, Delhi","focusai_target_profile":"regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.9), investor_analyst (0.8), ceo_executive (0.7), operator_casino (0.7), supplier_vendor (0.7)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"India Illegal GGR Impact","query":"What are the estimated financial implications of these large-scale illegal betting operations on potential Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) for a future regulated Indian iGaming market, and how does this affect investor sentiment?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Efficacy","query":"How do current enforcement actions under the Public Gambling Act, 1867, compare in efficacy to potential modern regulatory frameworks for online betting in India, particularly concerning B2C licensing and consumer protection?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-33101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33101"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33113,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33101\/revisions\/33113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}