Metro India News | Hyderabad 

The Task Force (South) team along with the local police busted an illegal online betting racket and arrested eight members of a gang involved in operating the banned Khelo Games betting apps in SR Nagar.

The gang was using various popular mobile applications to run online betting. They created multiple user IDs and bank accounts in the names of unsuspecting persons to channel winnings.

The arrested persons were identified as G Vinay Kumar, N Sai Vardhan Goud, D Rahul, D Jeshwanth Teja, Venu Gopal, K Ram, Velpula Akash and D Pranay. Two key suspects, Rajesh and Aslam of Karimnagar, are still absconding in this case.

Police said the gang had generated 235 user IDs to run the betting racket and were luring punters on a commission basis. Police seized 18 mobile phones, three bank passbooks, 13 ATM cards, and froze online transactions worth Rs 29.8 lakh. The SR Nagar police are investigating.