Hyderabad, April 2 -- Five individuals were arrested on Tuesday, April 1, for allegedly being involved in an interstate betting racket. The police seized cash and electronic devices worth Rs 4 lakh.

The accused have been identified as Penugonda Sadashivudu, 32; Madishetty Yadagiri, 40; Yelugu Karthik, 23; Faizan Khan, 25; and Tallapally Punnam Chander Goud, 26.

According to reports, the main accused, Yeladandi Rajender, a resident of Hasanparthy, Warangal, had been running the illegal betting business for three years. He had rented a room in Chilkalguda and employed his nephew, Penugonda Sadashivudu, along with four others, to manage the betting operations on a salary basis.

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