Ludhiana, Feb. 6 -- Taking cognisance of a social media post on X (formerly known as Twitter), the cyber crime police station, Ludhiana, has registered a case against a city resident for allegedly operating an illegal online gambling platform.

According to the police, a post uploaded on February 3 from an X account revealed that a person, identified as Shailesh of Ludhiana, had been running an online gambling platform - Bigg Daddy Casino. The accused was allegedly using his mobile numbers and a Telegram account to lure and encourage people to join his online gambling group.

Section 318 (4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 13, 3 and 67 of the Gambling Act have been slapped against the accused.

Assistant commissioner of ...