Betting racket from Dubai to Kanpur: Gang spread across 202 cities, people were defrauded by creating clone websites.

News Topical, Digital Desk : The gang involved in IPL betting and banned online games is spread across more than 202 cities, operated by a Dubai-based leader. A head has been appointed for each city.

Branch 202 was found written in the diary of one of the eight accused in the gang who were sent to jail. Similarly, several branch codes were found written in the diary, including Branches 24, 25, 26, and 74. Branches 35 and 36 were also allocated to Kanpur.

It is estimated that there are at least 10 members in the branch code number 36. The police team is working to trace the members of that branch code. Meanwhile, the bank has not yet been able to provide the cyber team with transaction information from the 150 accounts known to the accused. It is likely that more than 100 crore rupees may be recovered from them.

The mastermind sitting in Dubai has created a clone website for playing banned online games like Lotus 365, Reddy Book, Karthikeya, Dubai EXH etc. and IPL betting, through which he makes people play by giving various offers on the internet platform.

To this end, the kingpin has appointed his gang members as their heads in cities across several states. Each city has been assigned a separate branch code, which functions as a bank. Depending on the branch, gang members in different cities help players play these banned games and bet on small bets, and then defeat them when they place large bets.

Because the game is online, no one can do anything. On Monday, the Barra police station arrested eight accused from Branch 24 in the city. This gang used to transfer money to game and betting winners from moving cabs.

An Axis Bank account app was found on the mobile phones of these accused, but even after they were jailed, 50 lakh rupees were withdrawn within two days. This money was withdrawn through cheques and cash. The police are now obtaining details of that as well.

These accused were arrested.

Abhishek Verma, resident of Barra Dharmendra Nagar, Hitesh Nigam, a lawyer from Nehru Nagar, Satyam Tiwari, resident of Gujaini, Anmol Vishwakarma, resident of Shuklaganj Rishinagar and present address Barra 5, Nitin Gupta of Saket Nagar, Snehil Bajaj, resident of Baniya Bazaar, Cantt, Sultan Ahmed, resident of Hanspuram Awas Vikas, Naushad were arrested.

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