{"id":777005132,"date":"2023-05-11T08:01:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T11:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777005132"},"modified":"2026-04-22T22:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:06:13","slug":"india-police-swoop-on-three-alleged-online-betting-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-police-swoop-on-three-alleged-online-betting-operations","title":{"rendered":"India: police swoop on three alleged online betting operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The three operations allegedly took bets on IPL matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>India.- The Cyberabad Special Operations Team (SOT) claims to have <strong>dismantled three illegal online betting networks&nbsp;<\/strong>that were taking bets on Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. Officers conducted three raids. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first, police seized Rs 60 lakh in cash and Rs 32 lakh in bank accounts along with two mobile phones. Police commissioner&nbsp;<strong>Stephen Ravindra<\/strong>&nbsp;said the business targeted was operated by a man named Podapati Narsing Rao, who used phones to operate gambling apps such as Vajra777.com, Metro Exchange, and Varma777. Two men, Ganapathi Reddy and Srinivas Raju, are still being sought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the second raid, conducted by the Rajendranagar SOT and Rajendranagar police, Vegesina Ravi Raju and Bhupatiraju Prasad Raju were arrested for allegedly using betting apps to arrange illegal online betting from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Rs 71.5 million in cash, 17 mobile phones, and two laptops were seized, along with Rs 7.35 crore from bank accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the third raid, the Balanagar SOT and the Narsingi police arrested Vinod Kumar for allegedly placing bets via online betting apps like National Exchange9 and Topaz777.com. Two men are being sought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police claim to have found records of transactions made through PhonePe, Google Pay, and Paytm at the location. Rs 7.5 lakh in cash, 17 mobile phones, a tablet, a router, and a laptop were seized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police commissioner Ravindra warned the public to be cautious of illegal online betting apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A week ago,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/7-arrested-in-delhi-over-ipl-betting\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">police in Delhi<\/a>&nbsp;arrested<strong>&nbsp;seven people<\/strong>&nbsp;in connection with alleged online betting on IPL matches. They allegedly used international platforms such as Bullet and Tiger 24\u00d77 to place bets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In April,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-9-arrested-for-taking-bets-on-cricket\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">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>The three operations allegedly took bets on IPL matches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":16308,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Multiple illegal online betting networks operating on Indian Premier League (IPL) matches have been dismantled across India, leading to significant arrests and seizures of cash and electronic devices. The operations involved various illicit betting applications and digital payment platforms, highlighting persistent challenges in regulatory enforcement against unauthorized gambling.","focusai_entities":"Cyberabad Special Operations Team (SOT), Podapati Narsing Rao, Vajra777.com, Metro Exchange, Varma777, Ganapathi Reddy, Srinivas Raju, Rajendranagar SOT, Rajendranagar police, Vegesina Ravi Raju, Bhupatiraju Prasad Raju, National Exchange9, Topaz777.com, Vinod Kumar, PhonePe, Google Pay, Paytm, Balanagar SOT, Narsingi police, Stephen Ravindra, Bullet, Tiger 24x7, Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings","focusai_location":"India, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Pune, Maharashtra, Kondhwa","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.8), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.85), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.75), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory & Tech Measures?","query":"What specific regulatory and technological measures are being considered to prevent the proliferation of such illicit betting applications and payment channels in the Indian market?"},{"label":"Impact on Market Entry?","query":"How do these enforcement actions impact the potential for future regulated iGaming market entry or expansion in India, particularly concerning B2B\/B2C licensing frameworks and governance?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16334],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-777005132","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\/777005132","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=777005132"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777005132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777005150,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777005132\/revisions\/777005150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777005132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777005132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777005132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}