8 arrested for operating fake online lottery scheme
Thane, Jan 4 : Eight persons were arrested and electronic equipment was seized in police raids into a sham online lottery scheme being operated using unauthorised software mimicking a government-approved one, Navi Mumbai police said Friday.
Inspector Jagdish Kulkarni of Navi Mumbai police's Crime Branch said agents were running this parallel lottery scheme from places like Nashik, Kolhapur, Latur and Ratnagiri and it was causing losses to the government.
The police operation began following a tip-off that such a lottery scheme was being carried out from a premises in Koparkhairane in Navi Mumbai, he said.
He identified the arrested persons as Anil Pawar, Usman Gani Hussain Tiddikal, Abdulkudus Mohmmad Yakub Shaikh, Sandeep Kute, Ravindra Ghuge, Samir Deshpande, Sanjay Alandkar and Sachin Achrekar.
The official said Tiddikal was the mastermind of the racket and had supplied the unauthorised software to Pawar.
Five computers, six laptops, 37 hard disks, scanners, printers, adaptors and result sheets were seized in the raids, he added.
A case had been registered under the Indian Penal Code, the Maharashtra Lottery Act and the Maharashtra Gambling Act and further probe was underway by Crime Branch teams, he informed.
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Punishment for those disrupting assembly proceedings, warns Speaker UT Khader
Belagavi: Speaker U.T. Khader on Friday warned that members who disrupt Assembly proceedings by talking in their seats during debates will be made to sit in the House for an entire day as a disciplinary measure.
The warning came after the Question Hour, when Deputy Leader of the Opposition Arvind Bellad was permitted to initiate a discussion on the development of North Karnataka.
At this point, expelled BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal objected, stating that he had been seeking a debate for the past three days but had not been given an opportunity.
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Responding to the objection, Speaker Khader said Bellad had already been granted permission and assured Yatnal that he would be allowed to speak at the next opportunity. He noted that even as a serious discussion was underway, several MLAs were speaking among themselves with their microphones on, disrupting the proceedings.
Expressing displeasure over the conduct of members, Khader likened the situation to football, where players receive red, yellow, or white cards for violations. Similarly, he said, the Assembly issues warning cards to members who disturb the House. If they fail to correct themselves despite repeated warnings, they would be required to remain seated in the Assembly hall for a full day as punishment, he stated.
