Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Lucknow Police Busts Cyber Fraud: ₹1.07 Crore Seized, 16 Arrested
Police in Lucknow busted a big cyber fraud and arrested 16 people.
They found over a crore of rupees in cash, lots of phones, and ATM cards.
The people arrested were running a fake online betting game to trick people into losing money.
They would get people to join a group, download a fake betting app, and then trick them into sending money.
They used fake names to open bank accounts to make it harder to catch them.
Lucknow police seized ₹1.07 crore, 103 phones, and 79 ATM cards.
16 individuals were arrested in connection with a cyber fraud.
The arrests were made after a raid in Lucknow's Jankipuram.
The accused allegedly ran a pan-India online betting scam.
The scam used a fake betting platform named 'Lotus Gaming'.
- Who
- Lucknow police arrested 16 people.
- What
- Lucknow police seized ₹1.07 crore, 103 mobile devices, 79 ATM cards, and arrested 16 individuals.
- When
- The raid and arrests occurred on Wednesday.
- Where
- Lucknow, specifically in Jankipuram.
- Why
- The arrests were made in connection to a pan-India online betting scam.
- Cash Seized
- ₹1.07 crore
- Mobile Devices Seized
- 103
- ATM Cards Seized
- 79
- Arrests
- 16
- Location
- Lucknow, India
- Accused's Origin
- 12 from Chhattisgarh, 4 from Gujarat
- Scam Type
- Online Betting