Betting App Fraud

Four persons have been arrested in connection with a Rs 400 crore "fraud" online betting and gaming app allegedly linked to some Chinese nationals, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said today.

A Chinese national, accused of duping hundreds in Gujarat by floating a fraudulent football betting app, was involved in money laundering and hawala transactions worth Rs 2,300 crore, an official of the state Crime Investigation Department said.

The ED has brought under its scanner the alleged fraud cases of instant loan sanction through mobile applications, reported recently from Telangana and Tamil Nadu, as part of its money-laundering probe in an online betting scam pegged at over Rs 1,100 crore, official sources said on Monday.

Four persons have been arrested in connection with a Rs 400 crore "fraud" online betting and gaming app allegedly linked to some Chinese nationals, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said today.

A Chinese national, accused of duping hundreds in Gujarat by floating a fraudulent football betting app, was involved in money laundering and hawala transactions worth Rs 2,300 crore, an official of the state Crime Investigation Department said.

The ED has brought under its scanner the alleged fraud cases of instant loan sanction through mobile applications, reported recently from Telangana and Tamil Nadu, as part of its money-laundering probe in an online betting scam pegged at over Rs 1,100 crore, official sources said on Monday.