Digital Strike: Government’s big action, more than 300 illegal betting apps and websites banned, is your money also stuck?

News India Live, Digital Desk: The Central Government has once again launched a ‘Digital Strike’ against illegal online gaming and betting in the country. Taking a tough stance, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued an order to block more than 300 illegal betting apps and related websites. This step of the government has been taken to prevent money laundering and maintain the security and economic stability of the country. After this action, there has been a stir among lakhs of users, whose money is stuck on these platforms. The apps were on the radar of ED’s investigation and security agencies. According to sources, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and other security agencies were monitoring these apps for a long time. The investigation found that these apps were not only promoting illegal betting, but they also had direct links with foreign networks and hawala business. Many of these apps and websites were being operated from China and other countries, which were a big threat to the data of Indian citizens and their hard-earned money. Is your money also stuck in these apps? Now users may have to face huge losses after the government blocked these apps and URLs. Access closed: Due to blocking of apps and websites, users are now unable to login to their accounts. Withdrawal problem: Due to betting being illegal, these There is no legal way available for withdrawal of money stuck on the platforms. Risk of fraud: Experts say that after being blocked, these companies try to shift their websites to new domains, which increases the possibility of fraud with users again. Government warning: Indian citizens be careful. The Ministry of Information Technology has made it clear that any app that violates Section 69A of the IT Act, strict action will be taken against it. Will go. The government has appealed to the people to stay away from tempting advertisements and betting apps promising to ‘get rich overnight’. The process of removing these controversial apps from Google Play Store and Apple App Store has also been started. These big names may be targeted. Although the government has not yet officially made the complete list public, sources say that it includes many popular betting sites and their clone apps. Even before this, the government had taken action against big syndicates like Mahadev Book, whose links were found to be linked to international gangs.