Balodabazar The Balodabazar police has busted a large interstate cricket speculative gang, which operates online cricket betting. In this action, IPL cricket betting worth crores of rupees has been revealed. The police team has arrested 10 accused of gangs operating online cricket betting. This gang was feeding cricket betting on online cricket Login ID.

Police brought all the gang members from Delhi to Balodabazar. It is being told that the IPL bookies of Bhatapara city used to do business of IPL speculation online by sitting in Delhi. The accused have seized 08 laptops, 52 Android mobile phones, 01 internet routers, 42 ATM cards, 64 different bank accounts, 22 different bank checkbooks, 10 nos mobile charger, 03 eather box, 01 lane cable and 03 extension cable and cash amount of Rs 38,000. The police have also taken action against the accused working in the branch office of two panels/books.

On 03 April 2025, 02 accused were arrested by the police team of Thana Bhatapara city in Sant Ravidas Ward Bhatapara and 02 accused while feeding online cricket through mobile. In the IPL cricket match, the accused were being fed a cricket betting by taking money by taking Login ID online through mobile. 02 nos mobile mobile was seized from the accused. In the same sequence, on April 03, it was revealed regarding the online cricket betting on IPL cricket mancho at village Suhela Tigdda. In both the cases, an investigation action was taken against the accused under the 07 Chhattisgarh Gambling Report Act 2022 and 66 IT Act.

In the investigation and deliberation proceedings and technical analysis of both cases, it was found that the accused is being conducted by the accused through login ID of various online speculative apps on IPL Cricket Maincho. Also, the headquarters of all the accused is in New Delhi, from where this entire online cricket speculation is being operated, the Joint Police Team of the police station Bhatapara and the Joint Police Team of the police station and were cordoned off in New Delhi. During this time, 10 accused have been caught red -handed by operating online cricket speculative through electronic devices on IPL cricket matches. Various bank accounts were also seized from the accused during the raid. The investigation of these accounts has been detected to have online transactions of crores of rupees on the operation of online cricket betting.

On investigation and inquiry into the case, it was found that the accused were conducting the online IPL cricket speculation through the Lagin ID distributed in various places of the country. During the red proceedings, a total of 10 accused of Raipur, Bhatapara, Rajnandgaon, Janjgir, Chhattisad Rewa Madhya Pradesh were found to be involved, who were detained. Separate separate laptops, 52 Android mobile phones, 01 internet routers, 42 ATM cards, 64 various bank accounts, 22 different bank checkbooks, 10 nos mobile charger, 03 eather box, 01 lane cable and 03 extension cable and 03 extension cable and ₹ 38,000 cash have been made from the accused. During the red action, two panels/books were being operated by the accused, who were operating separately in two fare flats in Delhi city. Sections of Indian Code and other Acts are also being imposed in this case.

Names of arrested accused

• Kapil Hotwani age 36 years resident Hanuman Nagar Kalibari Raipur District Raipur
• Pawan Kumar Munjar age 40 years resident Pandri Mova Raipur District Raipur
• Ankit Chaubey age 24 years resident Naila District Janjgir Champa
• Ashish Dharampal age 31 year resident Uslapur Sai Anandam Road Bilaspur District Bilaspur
• Aryan Gundane aged 20 years resident Panchsheel Nagar Bhatapara police station Bhatapara city
• Abhay Sahu age 21 years resident Ghorda police station Dongargaon District Rajnandgaon
• Satyam Singh Umd 2 2 years Resident Chitrakut Dham Karvi Sitapur Bandrawala Uttar Pradesh
• Shivam Mishra age 24 years resident Kevate Sirmaur Rewa Madhya Pradesh
• Hariom Valecha age 25 years resident Prem Prakash Nagar Bhatapara police station Bhatapara city
• Mahesh Kalyani age 40 years resident Laxmi apartment Bhatapara police station Bhatapara