Hyderabad: CID chief Shikha Goel, who is also heading the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to probe cases related to online betting apps, held a review meeting with the team members on Wednesday.
During the meeting, the SIT chief reviewed the status of all the cases that are currently at different stages of investigation. It was decided that the cases need to be dealt with in a systematic and coordinated manner to ensure effective enforcement of the law.
“To streamline the process, the SIT has decided to formulate a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for investigation and prosecution of these cases very soon. Once the SOP is finalised, a special workshop will be conducted to brief and train the concerned officers on the standard procedures to be followed” said a senior police official.
In addition, an investigation support centre will be set up within the SIT to provide necessary guidance and ensure uniform application of legal provisions and investigative procedures in handling cases related to betting apps.
The SIT was constituted by the state on March 30 with IG(Provisions and Logistics) M Ramesh Reddy, Intelligence SP Sindhu Sharma, CID SP Venkata Lakshmi, Cyberabad Additional SP S Chandrakanth, CID DSP M Shankar as its members and the CID chief as its overall supervisor.
