Metro India News | Hyderabad 

Hyderabad police have arrested an inter-state online Satta betting gang and seized incriminating material worth Rs 4 lakh. The Commissioner’s Task Force, East Zone, in collaboration with Chilkalguda Police, apprehended five members of the gang on April 1 based on credible information.

The accused are identified as Penugonda Sadashivudu, Madishetty Yadagiri, Yelugu Karthik, Faizan Khan, and Tallapally Punnam Chander Goud. The prime accused, Yeladandi Rajender, remains at large.

Investigations revealed that Rajender had been running the betting operation for three years, setting up a base in Chilkalguda with laptops, mobile phones, and printers. He hired associates to accept bets via WhatsApp and process payments through UPI platforms like PhonePe and G-Pay. People from various Telangana districts were involved, with Rajender placing bets with organizers in Maharashtra for illegal profits.

During the operation, police seized Rs 1.07 lakh in cash, laptops, mobile phones, printers, calculators, and betting chits. Authorities are continuing their investigation into the gang’s wider network and have warned the public about the risks of illegal online gambling.

The raid was conducted under the supervision of Inspector A. Nagarjuna and involved Sub-Inspectors M. Anantha Chary, S. Karunakar Reddy, and P. Nagaraju, along with the East Zone Task Force Team.