Six persons, including three women, were arrested in Anamalai near Pollachi for allegedly selling Kerala lottery tickets banned in Tamil Nadu through WhatsApp. Police seized 5,900 Kerala lottery tickets valued at around Rs. 2.5 lakh.
Gautham, 34, of Bharathi Nagar in Anamalai, was allegedly running a lottery shop in Meenakshipuram on the Kerala border. Police received information that he was storing Kerala lottery tickets banned in Tamil Nadu at his house in Anamalai and selling them to customers through WhatsApp.
Based on the information, a special police team conducted a search at Gautham’s house and seized the lottery tickets.
During the preliminary inquiry, police found that Gautham and his relatives Jeyasoundarayan, 32, and Jeevanandham, 26, were allegedly sending photographs of Kerala’s Onam Bumper lottery tickets to customers through WhatsApp. They allegedly collected money online after promising customers the chance to win large prize amounts.
Police arrested Gautham, Jeyasoundarayan, Jeevanandham and three women who allegedly assisted them, taking the total number of arrests to six. A case has been registered and further proceedings are under way.
Banned Kerala lottery sales through whatsApp: Six arrested in Anamalai
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