Overview

• Four suspects—Chinnamsetti Naga Rakesh, Pottavathini Deepak, Guguloth Sri Ram Naik and Hemanth Kumar—were arrested on June 24 following a complaint from a Miyapur resident.
• Victims were deceived with false match-fixing tips and lost substantial sums, including reported losses of Rs 50 lakh and Rs 60 lakh.
• The operation ran from 2019 to 2025 across multiple states with a focus on Telugu-speaking regions, using side-loaded Android apps, private Telegram groups and influencer codes.
• Operators laundered funds through mule accounts opened with forged Aadhar and PAN documents and converted some proceeds into cryptocurrency to bypass KYC rules.
• Investigators seized mobile phones, laptops, ATM cards, bank passbooks and a PAN card and urged the public to avoid online betting and report suspicious activity to the cybercrime helpline.