Fake website offering Kerala lottery tickets detected, cyber police launch probe
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): A probe has been launched after authorities detected a fake website of the Kerala lottery offering online ticket purchase, police said on Thursday.
The Thiruvananthapuram Cyber Police registered a case and began an investigation following a complaint lodged by the Deputy Director of the Kerala Lottery Directorate on Tuesday, officials said.
According to police, the Kerala Lottery Directorate recently learned of the fake website keralastatelottery.site.
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The website carried the department's official emblem, pictures of Kerala ministers, and details taken from the official website, police said.
Claiming to be the official website, it is suspected of running fake online lotteries that offer rewards.
Police said that people who logged in to the website were also provided with lottery details via WhatsApp.
Police said the number of people who may have lost money after purchasing lotteries on the website is under investigation.
Details are also being collected about those who created and operated the website, police added.
The case has been registered under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act for cheating and impersonation.
Kerala lotteries are widely popular, and people from neighbouring states also purchase tickets.
The Kerala Lottery department conducts lottery draws daily.
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Himanta resigns as Assam CM, paving way for formation of new govt
Guwahati (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday resigned along with his cabinet colleagues, paving the way for formation of a new government led by the BJP, officials said.
The BJP-led NDA bagged 102 seats in the 126-member assembly. The assembly elections were held in a single phase on April 9, and counting of votes took place on May 4.
"Following the formal notification of the results of #AssamElections2026 and to enable the formation of the new government, Dr @himantabiswa tendered his resignation as Chief Minister along with that of the council of Ministers to Hon'ble Governor Shri @Laxmanacharya54 today at Lok Bhawan," the Chief Minister's Office said in a post on X.
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The Governor has accepted the resignation, and requested Sarma to continue as the caretaker CM till the new government assumes office, it said.
Later, speaking to reporters outside the Lok Bhawan, Sarma said the oath-taking ceremony is likely to take place after May 11.
“As it was a historic win, we have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grace the occasion," he said.
The new Assam chief minister will be selected at a meeting of the BJP legislature party in presence of central observers, Sarma said.
