Hyderabad police remove 184 profiles linked to illegal betting advertisements
Hyderabad Cyber Crime police reported removing 184 Facebook and Instagram profiles in April, which they linked to 801 paid advertisements for gambling, betting and investment schemes. Police said six first information reports were registered and investigations are continuing to identify those behind the accounts and the funding. The wider operation has identified 427 accounts and 1,903 advertisements.
Betting advertisers and platforms face enforcement as police investigate accounts, advertisements and their funding.