A businessman from Nagpur lost Rs 58 crore in online gambling and the disquisition led police to a suspected bookie and the recovery of Rs 14 crore cash along with four kg of gold biscuits on Saturday, a top police officer said. still, the indicted, linked as Anant alias Sontu Navratan Jain, fled just before police raided his hearthstone in Gondia City, 160 km down from Nagpur. Police suspect he has escaped to Dubai, . Jain had induced the plaintiff- a businessman- to explore online gambling as a economic avenue for earning gains. originally reluctant, the businessman ultimately succumbed to Jain’s persuasion and transferred Rs 8 lakh through a hawala trafficker.
Jain handed the businessman with a link on WhatsApp to open an online gambling account. The businessman set up Rs 8 lakh deposited in the account and he began laying, Kumar said. ” After original success, the businessman’s fortunes took a drastic downturn as he lost a whopping Rs 58 crore while winning around Rs 5 crore,” the businessman grew suspicious as he lost and demanded his plutocrat back, but Jain refused. ” The businessman lodged a complaint with the cyber police, leading to the enrollment of a case of fraud under the Indian Penal Code. Police raided Jain’s hearthstone in Gondia. The operation redounded in the seizure of a substantial quantum of substantiation, including Rs 14 crore cash and four kg gold biscuits.
