![]() ![]() He had reportedly taken loans from many private banks to play the game. A contract employee of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), he began playing the game during the Covid lockdown in March last year. However, If hazards are reported, then the Legislature must enact a law making online rummy an offence as it is not an offence under the existing Act,” said criminologist James Vadakumcherry.Įarlier this year, a 29-year-old named Vineeth from Thiruvananthapuram died by suicide after after losing Rs 21 lakh in online rummy. “As per the Gambling Act, only the games that come under ‘game of chance’ should be punished. ![]() So it is difficult to trace and differentiate a fraudster and a gamer,” said T Shyam Lal, DySP, Cybercrime police station, Thiruvananthapuram. The cyber police do not have a system to monitor online rummy games. The youngsters use their parents’ bank accounts for playing it. “Though we have not received any specific complaint against online rummy, some parents have complained that money was drained from their bank accounts as a result of their sons playing online rummy.
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