Berhampur , Odisha police have busted an inter-state online betting gang by arresting its three members from Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, officials said on Monday.
“During the raid, we found four persons in the house with some laptops and mobile phones. They also disclosed the names of other persons involved in illegal activities and arrested Satrughan. The gang, which operated at Palurgarh under Ganjam district’s Rambha police station limits, is suspected to have cheated around ₹ 1 crore by giving false promises of huge returns on deposits, police said.
Acting on a tip-off about a gang operating and promoting online betting applications and engaging in other suspicious online fraud activities by luring innocent people with false promises of higher returns on their deposits, a police team conducted raids in a house at Palurgarh, said Jyoti Ranjan Behera, inspector in charge , cyber police station, Chhatrapur. Seeing the police team, they tried to flee, and the police team managed to nab two accused persons, while the other two fled the spot,” Behera said. During preliminary enquiry, they disclosed their involvement in operating and promoting the online betting application and inducing innocent people to deposit money by making false representations regarding huge returns, police said.
The cyber police officers of Chhatrapur in Ganjam district have arrested the accused persons on Sunday.
Further investigation and forensic analysis are in progress to establish the complete financial trail, modus operandi, and involvement of other persons in the illegal activity.
