Overview
- Kanpur police arrested five men and recovered Rs 3.91 crore in bundled cash from a Kidwai Nagar house after intercepting a live betting setup under the Govindpuri bridge.
- Officers found three currency-counting machines, a counterfeit detector, mobile phones, and a car used to run and fund the Bethub24.com operation.
- Investigators say the Kanpur ring used a master-ID and sub-agent model, lured users through links, paid small wins online, settled large payouts in cash, and manipulated outcomes to drive losses.
- In a separate case, Nellore police detained 12 suspects tied to the Radhe Exchange platform, seized cash and devices, and froze linked bank and PhonePe accounts identified through a year of transactions.
- Both forces registered cases under criminal, gaming, and IT laws, sent seized electronics for forensic analysis, alerted the income tax department about cash hauls, and continue to track alleged organisers including Manish, known as Professor.