Pune cop officer wins ₹ 1.5 crore on fantasy gaming app. Did he gamble? Inquiry on

On Dream11, a well-known online fantasy gaming website, he won 1.5 crore. Sub-Inspector Somnath Zende of the Pimpri Chinchwad Police Commissionerate has begun to receive the funds in his account. The happiness, though, was fleeting.

An investigation into the officer is currently underway. Could he have played such a game while still actively working for the police force? is the main query.

“With the profit of 1.5 crore, I assumed I would not receive any money, but yesterday, they deducted 60,000 from a transaction worth 2 lakh. I received 140 000 rupees into my account, Mr. Zende reported.

The officer insists that he will use the funds to pay off his mortgage. He will put the remaining half into fixed deposits and use the interest to fund his children’s college tuition.

Can someone who works for the police agency play these internet games? Is this legal under the rules? Is this game legal? Can one discuss the money received in this way in the media? Is anything here legal? All of this will be looked into. The probe has been entrusted to DCP Swapna Gore, and after a report is presented, the proper action will be taken, according to Satish Maane, ACP, Pimpri Chinchwad.

India’s first gaming business, Dream11, which offers a fantasy gaming platform for several sports, is valued at over $1 billion (approximately 7,535 crore). Due to the parallels between fantasy gaming and gambling, it has already encountered legal issues.

The company, which was established in 2008 and has over 110 million users, claims that wagers made on its platform are skill-based games rather than gambling or betting.

“Fantasy leagues are covered by GST and VAT in our country since the courts have acknowledged them. There is no longer any question regarding their constitutionality, said Supreme Court attorney Himanshu Shekhar.

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“Three to four of these instances came from various high courts and were later dismissed by the Supreme Court. Therefore, it is established that fantasy games are skill games, and in our country, skill games are lawful. And there isn’t really any constraint,” the Supreme Court attorney continued.