{"id":777014645,"date":"2024-04-11T08:36:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T11:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777014645"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:17:20","slug":"indian-police-arrest-for-alleged-cricket-bookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/indian-police-arrest-for-alleged-cricket-bookies","title":{"rendered":"Indian police arrest for alleged cricket bookies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Officers seized \u20b940 lakh in cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>India.- The special operations team (SOT) of Madhapur and Miyapur have <strong>arrested four alleged bookies<\/strong> at an apartment in Cyberabad, Telangana. Police seized \u20b940 lakh and froze five bank accounts.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those arrested, identified as Aaluru Trinadh, Manam Rajesh, Bolle Swamy, and Marpenna Ganapathi Rao, allegedly used the Cricket Live Guru and Lucky Online apps during Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. The alleged mastermind is London-based Shakamuri Venkateshwar Rao, from Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-24-arrested-for-alleged-illegal-gambling-at-yantra-shop\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">India: 24 arrested for alleged illegal gambling at yantra shop<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officers seized \u20b940 lakh in cash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":18986,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Indian authorities in Telangana have arrested four individuals for alleged illegal betting on Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, seizing \u20b940 lakh in cash and freezing five bank accounts. The operation, which utilized 'Cricket Live Guru' and 'Lucky Online' apps, is reportedly masterminded by a London-based individual, highlighting the cross-jurisdictional nature of illicit gambling. This action underscores ongoing challenges in regulatory compliance and market integrity within the Indian iGaming landscape.","focusai_entities":"Aaluru Trinadh, Manam Rajesh, Bolle Swamy, Marpenna Ganapathi Rao, Shakamuri Venkateshwar Rao, Cricket Live Guru, Lucky Online","focusai_location":"India, Telangana, Cyberabad, Madhapur, Miyapur, London, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), tech_data (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (1.0), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on India's iGaming Regulation?","query":"How does this significant enforcement action against an illicit betting ring, particularly with an international mastermind, influence the ongoing discussions and timeline for a potential regulated iGaming market in India?"},{"label":"Countering Illicit Financial Flows?","query":"What specific regulatory and technological countermeasures are being considered by authorities to disrupt the financial flows and operational infrastructure of such illicit gambling operations, especially those leveraging mobile applications and cross-border networks?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16334],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-777014645","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\/777014645","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=777014645"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777014667,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014645\/revisions\/777014667"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777014645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777014645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777014645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}