• Chhattisgarh police conducted a major crackdown on illegal online betting, arresting 14 individuals from five states (Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar) who were allegedly using the Mahadev betting app during the IPL season.
• The arrests, stemming from an investigation already involving the CBI, targeted specific panels (L95 Lotus, Lotus 651, and LOTUS 656) within the Mahadev app, with eight arrests in Kolkata and six in Guwahati.
• Authorities seized significant digital and financial evidence, including mobile phones, laptops, ATM cards, and transaction records worth Rs 30 lakh, and are working to freeze over 1,500 bank accounts suspected of involvement in the betting racket, which involved transactions worth crores of rupees.