{"id":777031167,"date":"2025-09-03T08:52:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777031167"},"modified":"2026-04-21T19:32:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:32:26","slug":"hyderabad-police-arrest-8-over-alleged-online-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/hyderabad-police-arrest-8-over-alleged-online-betting","title":{"rendered":"Hyderabad police arrest 8 over alleged online betting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Police have seized mobile phones and bank accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

India.- Hyderabad police have arrested eight people for alleged links to online gambling. Led by the Commissioner\u2019s Task Force (South Zone) in coordination with SR Nagar Police, they claim to have discovered online transactions worth INR2.98m (US$33,000). They seized 18 mobile phones, 13 ATM cards, and three bank passbooks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group is alleged to have created at least 235 betting IDs to manage bets through apps such as Khelostar, Khelo24, Kehlo Exchange, Khelo Sports and Win Match. Two alleged masterminds identified as Rajesh and Aslam from Karimnagar are being sought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Hyderabad City Police.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The suspects and the seized materials have been handed over to SR Nagar Police, where a case has been registered under Sections 3 and 4 of the Telangana Gaming Act.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Hyderabad police dismantle alleged online satta betting scam<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Police have seized mobile phones and bank accounts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777031171,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Hyderabad police have apprehended eight individuals in connection with an alleged online gambling operation, seizing mobile phones and bank accounts. The investigation uncovered transactions totaling INR2.98 million and identified 235 betting IDs across multiple applications. This action highlights ongoing regulatory enforcement challenges within India's evolving iGaming landscape.","focusai_entities":"Hyderabad police, Commissioner\u2019s Task Force (South Zone), SR Nagar Police, Rajesh, Aslam, Khelostar, Khelo24, Kehlo Exchange, Khelo Sports, Win Match","focusai_location":"India, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Telangana","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), affiliate_publisher (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"India Regulatory Impact","query":"What are the broader implications of these enforcement actions under the Telangana Gaming Act for the potential federal regulation of online gambling in India, particularly concerning B2B and B2C licensing frameworks?"},{"label":"AML & Payment Controls","query":"How do the alleged online transactions and seized bank accounts highlight deficiencies in current AML and payment gateway controls, and what enhanced due diligence measures are required to mitigate similar illicit activities?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16334],"tags":[20326,24634,58],"class_list":["post-777031167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-illegal-gambling","tag-illegal-online-gambling","tag-india"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777031167","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\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777031167"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777031167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777031198,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777031167\/revisions\/777031198"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777031171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777031167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777031167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777031167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}