Bhubaneswar, February 18 Five individuals were apprehended following the busting of an online betting racket in Rourkela town, Odisha, police said on Wednesday.
Acting on a tip-off, teams from Plant Side, Uditnagar, Bondamunda, and Raghunathpalli police stations conducted simultaneous raids on Tuesday, they said.
A total of Rs 20 lakh in cash was seized, and five individuals were detained in the operation, they added.
"Initial investigation revealed that they had a network with individuals using shell accounts and hawala operators. Evidence of illegal money exchange has been found," an officer said.
Further investigation is underway regarding the financial transactions, bank accounts, and digital data, he said.
Efforts are being made to identify other individuals involved in the racket, he added.
