Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Police Special Operations Team along with the Chaithanyapuri police busted an online horse race betting racket and arrested three persons on Friday. Police said the racketeers created a WhatsApp group for punters and were communicating on online betting matches.
Police seized Rs.46,000 and nine mobile phones and issued orders to freeze Rs.2.8 lakh in a bank account. The arrested persons were A.Mahendra Varma (37), the main organizer from Bansilalpet, S.Jaya Venkata Ashok Reddy (31), a sub-organizer and K.Narendra Reddy (32), an accountant, both from Ameerpet.
According to the police, Mahendra Varma had earlier lost money on horse race betting. He resumed the illegal business after the lockdowns and started an unauthorized organized horse race betting group with punters across Hyderabad and other places.
“There were 106 participants in the WhatsApp group. They accepted online bets and money through e-wallets. For this, Varma appointed Ashok Reddy as sub-organizer and Narendra Reddy as accountant,” the official said, adding that Varma organized betting in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai and posted screenshots of races in the group.
Following a tip-off, the police caught them when they were betting on a horse race in Bengaluru.
Next Story :
Flydubai pilot Is A Hero, Praised By Trump, Netanyahu, Modi
Washington/Internet/Hyderabad, Oct 1 (Maxim News): Praise is pouring in for the Flydubai pilot. The co-pilot attacked the pilot with a knife in the cockpit of a plane flying from Dubai to Israel. However, it seems that the pilot prevented the hijacking of the plane. The Flydubai pilot has been identified as Smit Machchhar. Everyone is…
Osmania University Campus: Cannabis Plant Found
Hyderabad, Oct. 1 (Maxim News): A cannabis plant was found on the Osmania University campus in Hyderabad, raising concerns over how it came to grow inside the university premises. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Students reportedly spotted the plant in one area of the campus. Its discovery has led to questions about whether it…
Jagtial Woman’s Body Found in Agricultural Well
Jagtial, Oct. 1 (Maxim News) : The body of an unidentified woman was found in an agricultural well on the outskirts of Mohanraopet village in Korutla mandal of Jagtial district. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp The body was found behind Sri Rama Function Hall in the village outskirts. Local residents noticed the body and…
Bum Rukn-ud-Daula Lake: HYDRA Restores Well in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Oct. 1 (Maxim News): The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) has begun restoring a historic 1.50-acre stepwell beneath the Bum Rukn-ud-Daula Lake in Shivarampally. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp The restoration follows directions from Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and aims to preserve the historic structure while improving its…
Major Set Back To Congress In Punjab Before Elections: Chief Amarinder Singh Raja Resigns
Chandigarh/Hyderabad, Oct 1 (Maxim News) A few months before the Assembly Elections, a key development has taken place in the Punjab Congress. State Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring has resigned from his post. He submitted his resignation letter to the party’s General Secretary KC Venugopal. This change has become significant with the 2027 Punjab…
Now you can get latest stories from Indtoday on Telegram everyday. Click the link to subscribe. Click to follow Indtoday Facebook page and Twitter and on Instagram. For all the latest Hyderabad News updates
