The SOT of Cyberabad police nabbed bookies involved in cricket betting following raids conducted at three places in Shamshabad, Rajendranagar and Narsingi. Officials seized about 1.84 crore in cash and in bank accounts, apart from 36 mobiles, three laptops, and a router.
In the first raid, the Shamashabad SOT along with the RGI Airport police nabbed Podapati Narsing Rao, 31, while his associates, Ganapathi Reddy and Srinivas Raju are reportedly absconding.
“The main bookies provide access to Mr. Rao through mobile applications and he then gives access to punters from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. We seized ₹60 lakh cash and froze ₹32 lakh in bank accounts,” said Cyberabad Commissioner Stephen Raveendra.