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Odisha Police Busts Inter-State Online Betting Gang, Three Arrested
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News18•21-09-2026, 12:30
Odisha Police Busts Inter-State Online Betting Gang, Three Arrested
- •Odisha police arrested three members of an inter-state online betting gang from Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.
- •The gang, operating from Palurgarh, Ganjam district, is suspected of defrauding victims of approximately Rs 1 crore with false promises of high returns.
- •The arrested individuals are Satrughan Kumar Pandey, Dharamdas Manikpuri, and Jagdish Sethi alias Suraj.
- •Police seized two laptops, a Chromebook, 78 ATM cards, 16 bank passbooks, 14 smartphones, 86 SIM cards, and a motorbike during the raid.
- •Digital device analysis revealed extensive use of online betting platforms with significant monetary transactions, and further investigation is ongoing.
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Odisha police arrested three members of an inter-state online betting gang during a raid at Palurgarh in Ganjam district.
Police seized two laptops, a Chromebook, 78 ATM and other cards, 16 bank passbooks, 14 smart mobile phones, 86 SIM cards, a motorbike, and multiple other documents.
The gang is suspected to have cheated around Rs 1 crore by promising innocent people huge returns on their deposits through online betting applications.
