Raigad Cyber Police Arrest Rajasthan Man, Freeze ₹194.4 Crore Across 44 Mule Accounts In Online Gambling Scam

Navi Mumbai: The Raigad Cyber Police have busted a massive online gaming and gambling racket, arresting one accused from Rajasthan and freezing Rs 194.4 crore across 44 mule bank accounts linked to the fraud.

Rajasthan Man Held in Online Gambling Scam

The arrested accused has been identified as Bharmal Hanuman Meena (38), resident of Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. Police said he was operating the AM999 Online Games app along with accomplices, duping people across states through illegal betting and gaming platforms.

According to officials, the case was registered on September 19, after a complainant from Alibag reported losing Rs 10,000 through one of the gaming apps. During the probe, cyber police found that dozens of mobile apps—including AM999, Madhur Matka, Parimatch, Casinodays, Bluechip, 1XBET, 4rabet and others—were being used to lure citizens with false promises of returns.

Investigations revealed that the accused and his associates were routing money through multiple mule accounts. Relatives of the arrested man were also found running several current accounts across different banks, earning daily commissions from fraudulent transactions.

Crores Moved Through Shell Accounts, Bank Staff Suspected

Senior police officials confirmed that among the frozen accounts, suspicious high-value transactions included Rs 56 crore, Rs 114 crore and Rs 186 crore in just two months through different shell firms linked to the racket. Some of the accounts were opened in the names of ordinary shopkeepers and homemakers, but handled crores of rupees, raising suspicion of bank staff involvement.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is also probing the network, which is believed to involve over 500 mule accounts and transactions worth nearly Rs 3,000 crore nationwide.

Citizens Warned to Avoid Illegal Gambling Apps

Superintendent of Police, Raigad, Aachal Dalal said, “This is one of the biggest crackdowns on online gambling fraud in recent times. Citizens must remain alert and avoid downloading or investing money through such illegal apps. We will continue to track and dismantle these networks.”

Police have appealed to citizens to report any such fraud immediately to their local police or the Raigad Cyber Police Station.

The probe revealed that one account handled Rs 56 crore in two months, another Rs 186 crore, and a third Rs 114 crore in just over a month, making it a fraud of Rs 356 crore. Rs 19.4 crore has been seized by Raigad police.

The police have also found out that the account of around 10 relatives of the accused were involved in the transactions. "We are investigating if the relatives too were involved in the scam. Depending on the finding we will decide if they need to be arrested. The accused is class VIII passout and has been involved in this, since past one year," police inspector Rizwana Nadaf from Raigad Cyber unit, said.

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