Rachakonda: On the tip-off, the sleuths of SOT Malkajgiri Zone Rachakonda Commissionerate along with Neredmet Police apprehended two bookies agents Chunnam Kiran(40), and Syed Aqueel Ahmed(38), and one punter Anegu Surender Reddy(32) for indulging in organizing online betting platforms such as Bet365, Betfair, 1Xbet, World777, etc. the bookies registered with online betting websites and secured agent code through their source from the UK and providing username and password to the punters to play online betting by receiving amounts through net banking and are operating illegal online betting racket in Hyderabad. The Police seized- 53 lakhs cash, Mobile phones, tab, and credit/debit cards from their possession. A case was registered at Neredmet Police Station.
The Special Operation Team Malkajgiri Zone of Rachakonda Commissionerate busted an Online betting Racket and arrested two bookies and one punter for indulging in online betting and operating from Thirumalgiri, Neredmet. Police seized 53 lakhs cash from the bookies, cellphones, and tab. Acting on specific information, on 08/10/2021 SOT sleuths of Malkajgiri Zone laid a trap at RK Puram, Neredmet, and apprehended Chunnam Kiran and Aqueel for conducting online betting with Betfair.com.
Betfair is an online gambling company headquarters in the UK that operates the world’s largest online betting exchange. It also offers a Sportsbook, online Casino, online Poker, and Online Bingo.
In a joint raid, the SOT Malkajgiri Zone and Neredmet Police apprehended two bookies and one punter. Seized net cash of 53 lakhs from them. Also seized one tab and five mobile phones, credit cards from their possession through which they are operating online betting racket in the limits of Rachakonda, Hyderabad, and Cyberabad. The punters revealed that they have lost lakhs/crores of rupees on betting transferring amounts through net banking to Chunnam Kiran’s bank account.
The Police said that we are also verifying how many fake firms accounts he has opened and operating and also 21, 82,254 Rupees are available in his fake account which we are informing the bank officials to freeze the account.
The Police also said that we have also identified ‘n’ number of active punters who are playing online betting with Chunnam Kiran and will take action against them in due course of time. The bookies will be taken into Police custody for further investigation.
The above raids were organized under the direct supervision of Mr. Mahesh M Bhagwat, IPS., Commissioner of Police, Rachakonda, Mr. G. Sudheer Babu, Addl. Commissioner of Police and by Mrs. Rakshitha Murthy, IPS, Dy. Commissioner of Police, Malkajgiri Zone, Mr. J. Surender Reddy, Dy. Commissioner of Police, SOT Rachakonda, Inspector Mr. G. Naveen Kumar, SOT Malkajgiri Zone, Mr. Narsimha Swamy, Inspector Neredmet Police Station, Mr. Raju SI, SOT and the staff of Special Operations Team, Malkajgiri Zone and Neredmet police.
Our Citizen Reporter
B. Bharath Reddy
Telangana
