Dimapur, May 2 -- Dimapur commissioner of police Kevithuto Sophie on Friday said there have been reports of an alarming increase in the prevalence of both offline and online lottery schemes, particularly in Dimapur, Chumoukidema and Niuland districts, in direct violation of existing government standing orders and regulatory legal frameworks.

These schemes are run especially by second-hand car dealers and real estate agents, Sophie said in a release.

He said a recent investigation revealed that a growing number of businesses in the second-hand car and real estate sectors are engaging in unauthorised lottery-style promotional schemes under the guise of "lucky draws", "bumper offers" etc.

Sophie said these activities are being used to lur...