Overview
- A Telangana CID special investigation team arrested 11 people and seized three luxury cars, eight laptops, 26 phones, five passports and ₹3.21 lakh in cash after taking transit warrants to bring the suspects to Hyderabad.
- Police said the arrests, made on May 29 after about two weeks of surveillance, follow a Karimnagar software engineer’s complaint that he lost ₹9.95 lakh to bets promoted through the Dafabet platform.
- Forensic analysis traced victim funds through 46 mule bank accounts arranged in eight layers that investigators say were used to collect and launder proceeds via UPI, QR codes and internet banking.
- Authorities say the network operated across states with 225 complaints and 73 criminal cases on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and Telangana reporting 414 cases against illegal betting apps.
- Telangana has asked MeitY to block 108 apps, geo‑fenced 37 apps with ISPs, counselled 25 influencers and is pursuing prosecutions while police warn cross‑border platform ties will require wider cooperation to fully dismantle the racket.