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India.- Police in Ludhiana have arrested three people <\/strong>for allegedly taking bets on Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. The accused, Sagar Kakkar, Rahul Ghai, and Deepak Jain, were allegeldy working from a rented apartment<\/strong> in Cross Wind flats. Police conducted a raid on Wednesday night (May 4) following a tip-off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Police seized two laptops, six mobile phones, and \u20b912,500 in cash . According to the Hindustan Times, those arrested were accepting bets on IPL matches and keeping records of bets on their laptops. They also received bets on their mobile phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They have been charged with violating Sections 420, and 120-B of the IPC and Sections 13A, 3, and 67 of the Gambling Act. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Earlier this week, police in Delhi<\/a> arrested seven people<\/strong> in connection with alleged online betting on IPL matches. In April, nine people<\/a>, aged between 18 and 35, were 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":" Three people were arrested in Ludhiana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":21800,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Police in Ludhiana, India, have arrested three individuals for allegedly operating an illegal betting ring on Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, seizing electronic devices and cash. This incident follows similar enforcement actions in Delhi and Pune, underscoring ongoing efforts by Indian authorities to combat unauthorized gambling operations. The accused face charges under the Indian Penal Code and the Gambling Act.","focusai_entities":"Sagar Kakkar, Rahul Ghai, Deepak Jain, Hindustan Times, Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings","focusai_location":"India, Ludhiana, Delhi, Pune, Maharashtra, Kondhwa","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.8), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Regulated Market?","query":"What is the estimated GGR diversion from regulated or potentially regulated markets due to the prevalence of such illegal betting operations in India, and how does this affect market entry strategies?"},{"label":"Enforcement Efficacy?","query":"How effective are current enforcement frameworks, such as the Gambling Act and IPC sections, in deterring large-scale illegal betting syndicates across India, and what are the implications for future regulatory compliance?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16334],"tags":[20326],"class_list":["post-777004931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-illegal-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777004931","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=777004931"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777004931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777004962,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777004931\/revisions\/777004962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777004931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777004931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777004931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}