Paytm representatives appear before Hyderabad police in online gaming racket case

Two representatives of Paytm were on Wednesday questioned in connection with payments routed through the digital gateway for an online gaming racket, busted here last week, police said.

“Yes two of them from Paytm appeared before the Hyderabad Police…we questioned them and asked for information pertaining to the online gaming case as bulk of the payment was through Paytm, a senior police official told PTI.

Four people, including a Chinese national, were arrested by Hyderabad Police in New Delhi last week for allegedly cheating two people here by organising the online gaming in violation of the ban on any kind of betting activity in Telangana.