Archive · 1 Jun 2025
Influencers Arrested for Promoting Illegal Gambling on Instagram
In Gujarat, India, police arrested four social media influencers.
They were caught because they were using their Instagram accounts to advertise illegal online gambling websites.
They were paid by the gambling sites to make videos.
Police are now looking into their phones and are investigating the case further.
The gambling platforms are considered illegal in India, and could potentially lead to cyber fraud and financial losses for people who use them.
Four social media influencers were arrested for promoting illegal online gambling.
The arrests occurred in Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat, under the Prevention of Gambling Act.
The influencers were paid to create and post promotional videos for gambling platforms on Instagram.
Police seized phones and are investigating the influencers' involvement with illegal platforms.
The influencers promoted platforms like 'Rajagames' and 'RummyMarz'.
- Who
- Four social media influencers: Bharat Lagariya, Sumat Chavda, Deepak Santhalpara, and Kesur Bhatiya.
- What
- Arrests of social media influencers for promoting illegal gambling.
- When
- Last month
- Where
- Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat
- Why
- For promoting illegal online gambling platforms.
- Arrests
- 4
- Location
- Gujarat
- Payment Per Reel
- Rs 8,000 to 12,000
- Platform Used
- Law Violated
- Prevention of Gambling Act
