Member of online betting gang held from Mumbai

A member of a gang allegedly involved in online betting and cheating people of lakhs of rupees was arrested from Mumbai by the Indore Police.
The accused, identified as Sanjay Chourasia, was apprehended from Tardeo locality yesterday and 10 computers that were used for betting were seized from his Mumbai-based office, Indore Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime Branch) Vinayprakash Paul said today.
He said Sanjay and other gang members used to accept bets through an Android application online and cheat people.
Elucidating the modus operandi, Paul said "the gang cheated people those who were active social media and WhatsApp users. They used to first extract a fixed sum of money from the user and then provide users id and password of the app. Bets were then booked through the app."

"The gang controlled the working of the app that was specifically developed for online betting. They chose the winner who would win the bet. Many people have lost of lakhs of rupees through the app," he added.
He said police has launched a manhunt to nab Ramesh Chourasia and his son Achal Chourasia, who are key persons in this betting racket.
Earlier, police had arrested five persons of the gang from Indore. It is suspected that the gang has links with a gulf country.