{"id":777013404,"date":"2024-02-23T08:29:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T11:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777013404"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:43:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:43:31","slug":"india-3-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-gambling-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-3-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-gambling-scam","title":{"rendered":"India: 3 arrested for alleged illegal gambling scam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Those arrested were allegedly operating through the banned Mahadev app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

India.- Police in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, have\u00a0arrested three people allegedly involved in illegal betting scam facilitated through the Mahadev app. The suspects, identified as Vikas Pal, Kuldeep Mehta, and Rohit Mehta, were taken into custody following investigations into online fraud complaints. The trio reportedly confessed to their involvement in illicit activities on the banned platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon their arrest, authorities seized multiple mobile phones, SIM cards from various telecom providers, ATM cards, a passbook and chequebooks.\u00a0Police also seized a cricket bat bearing the inscription “World Cup Winner” and an Airtel fibre cable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The investigation stemmed from a complaint filed in Rajasthan over an online fraud amounting to Rs. 55,000. Subsequent inquiries revealed that the fraudulent transaction was executed through a mobile number registered on the Pratibimb app. Surveillance efforts led the police to the residence of Kedar Mehta in the Corra Thana area, where the suspects were arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to The Followup, preliminary findings suggest that\u00a0those arrested were involved in transferring funds to over 50 bank accounts. Subsequently, they would withdraw the funds from ATMs before redistributing the proceeds across various bank accounts nationwide. Authorities continue to probe the extent of the scam and are urging the public to remain vigilant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>India: 11 arrested for alleged illegal gambling<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Those arrested were allegedly operating through the banned Mahadev app.<\/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":"Police in Hazaribagh, India, have apprehended three individuals implicated in an illegal betting and online fraud scheme facilitated by the banned Mahadev app. The operation involved sophisticated fund transfers across numerous bank accounts, underscoring persistent challenges in regulatory compliance and financial crime prevention within the iGaming sector.","focusai_entities":"Vikas Pal, Kuldeep Mehta, Rohit Mehta, Kedar Mehta, Mahadev app, Pratibimb app, Airtel","focusai_location":"India, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.85), payments_fraud_aml (1.0), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Framework Gaps","query":"What specific legislative or enforcement gaps in India's current regulatory framework are being exploited by sophisticated illegal betting operations like the Mahadev app, and what policy adjustments are anticipated?"},{"label":"Financial Crime Mitigation","query":"How are Indian financial institutions and payment service providers enhancing their AI-driven transaction monitoring and KYC protocols to proactively identify and mitigate the complex money laundering schemes associated with illicit iGaming?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16334],"tags":[20326],"class_list":["post-777013404","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\/777013404","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=777013404"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777013404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777013438,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777013404\/revisions\/777013438"}],"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=777013404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777013404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777013404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}