26 lottery sellers arrested in Erode

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In a peculiar thrust to curb amerciable activities, the territory constabulary connected Thursday (December 11, 2025) arrested 26 radical for selling banned lottery tickets, including single-digit lotteries.

Acting connected the instructions of Superintendent of Police A. Sujatha, constabulary teams conducted raids crossed the district, registered 23 cases, and arrested those progressive successful selling the tickets. In astir instances, the sellers promoted single-number lotteries, assuring buyers of guaranteed currency prizes. The numbers were written connected tiny achromatic slips and sold straight oregon circulated done WhatsApp groups.

However, buyers were aboriginal told that lone a fewer had won, leaving astir of them disappointed. The property merchandise added that these lotteries are banned successful the State, and selling them straight oregon via WhatsApp is illegal.

The constabulary urged the nationalist to study immoderate specified activities to the territory police.

Published - December 11, 2025 08:25 p.m. IST

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