Ludhiana, Sept. 14 -- Ludhiana Rural Police's CIA staff arrested five members of a gang accused of running illegal online betting websites in violation of the central government's ban. The accused were luring people into betting on cricket matches, sports tournaments, and number games with false promises of quick money.

Acting on a tip-off, police carried out a well-planned raid and apprehended the suspects. An FIR has been lodged under Sections 318(4) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 66 of the Information and Technology Act.

Those arrested have been identified as Abhinav Garg (24) of Barnala, Om Prakash (29) of Nalanda in Bihar, Amrikraj alias Amrit (28) also of Nalanda, Vishwajeet Singh (36) of Etah in Uttar ...