{"id":777004811,"date":"2023-05-02T12:58:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T15:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777004811"},"modified":"2026-04-22T22:23:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:23:54","slug":"7-arrested-in-delhi-over-ipl-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/7-arrested-in-delhi-over-ipl-betting","title":{"rendered":"7 arrested in Delhi over IPL betting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Those arrested allegedly used international platforms such as Bullet and Tiger 24&#215;7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>India.- Police in Delhi have arrested<strong> seven people<\/strong> in connection with alleged online betting on Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. They allegedly used international platforms such as Bullet and Tiger 24&#215;7 to place bets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The accused were identified as Rajat aka Ravi Babbar, Mohit Batra, Jatin, Shekhar Pal, Pawan Kumar, Ashok Kumar, and Chanakya Babbar, all residents of Delhi. They&#8217;re accused of using illegal online betting applications to display international betting rates while steaming matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Daijiworld, police seized 31 smartphones, three laptops and other items. Officers have registered a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In April,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-9-arrested-for-taking-bets-on-cricket\" target=\"_blank\">nine people<\/a>, aged between 18 and 35, were&nbsp;<strong>arrested in Pune<\/strong>, Maharashtra, for allegedly taking bets on the cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at Bramha Aangan in Kondhwa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those arrested allegedly used international platforms such as Bullet and Tiger 24&#215;7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":17582,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Delhi Police have apprehended seven individuals for alleged illegal online betting on Indian Premier League matches, utilizing international platforms such as Bullet and Tiger 24x7. This enforcement action, following a similar incident in Pune, underscores ongoing regulatory challenges and the application of the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act against illicit gambling operations in India.","focusai_entities":"Rajat aka Ravi Babbar, Mohit Batra, Jatin, Shekhar Pal, Pawan Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Chanakya Babbar, Bullet, Tiger 24x7, Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings","focusai_location":"India, Delhi, Pune, Maharashtra, Kondhwa","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.8), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Legal Ramifications","query":"What are the specific legal ramifications under the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act for individuals and platform operators involved in such illicit betting activities?"},{"label":"Regulatory Impact","query":"How do these enforcement actions influence the broader regulatory discourse and potential future licensing frameworks for iGaming in India?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16334],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-777004811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777004811","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=777004811"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777004811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777004826,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777004811\/revisions\/777004826"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777004811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777004811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777004811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}