Police Arrested 24 People For Organizing ‘Satta’ Betting At Shah Inayat Gunj

Hyderabad, Dec 18 (Maxim News): The Task Force (South) team along with the local police raided a gaming house and nabbed 24 people including four organizers on charges of ‘Satta’ betting at Shah Inayat Gunj on Wednesday

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Officials seized cash of Rs. 30,760, Satta chits, a lottery chart, and 15 mobile phones from them. The arrested persons were Vishal Sigh, the main organizer from Jummerat Bazaar, Naresh Kumar, Aniket Singh, Akshay Singh, all sub-organisers, and 20 punters. All are residents of Hyderabad.

According to the police, Vishal Singh, who is an idol maker, also runs a pan shop at Jummerat Bazaar.

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Owing to his meager income, he decided to organize Satta betting, a game of chance to earn easy money illegally.

Vishal started a Satta gaming house by renting a room beside his pan shop and also engaged sub-organizers by offering them deep commissions.

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The sub-organizers roped in habitual punters from the area and were running Satta out of the rented room.

“They mainly targeted auto-rickshaw drivers, laborers, and hotel workers by building hope for them to earn easy money by playing this game.

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Believing them, these punters from low-income groups get subsequently addicted to Satta betting by using their hard-earned money,” said a senior Task Force official.

Based on a tip-off, the police team raided the gaming house nabbed the suspects, and seized the material.

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The arrested suspects along with the seized material were handed over to the Shah Inayat Gunj police for further action. (Maxim News)

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