Updated On: 27 December, 2023 05:38 AM IST | Mumbai | Prasun Choudhari
Dhule crime branch raided hotel after receiving tip-off, man who created websites nabbed

Naresh Rohara, the alleged creator of the betting app
The Dhule police crime branch apprehended 12 individuals involved in a major illegal online betting racket during the India versus South Africa cricket match. The operation, which unfolded in Ulhasnagar, was initiated based on a tip-off from an informant.
“We received information pointing to room no. 112 of Hotel Amit Plaza in Dhule, where the illicit betting activities were allegedly taking place. Acting swiftly on the tip-off, we conducted a raid at the specified location. During the operation, one Nilesh Ramprasad Rao was apprehended and two mobile phones were seized from him. One of the phones had an application named `all panel,` displaying usernames and corresponding betting amounts,” said an officer from the Dhule crime branch.