Ulhasnagar Police registered FIR No. 471/2026 on September 28, 2026, concerning an alleged online lottery gambling operation near the Number One bus stop. The FIR names Shankar Ahuja, Vivek Singh and Rakesh Sunil Mishra as suspects. Police records state that electronic equipment, cash, 18 alleged lottery receipts and digital information were recovered during the action. The case invokes provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Maharashtra gambling legislation, the Information Technology Act and the Lotteries Regulation Act. The allegations remain subject to investigation and judicial proceedings.
Ulhasnagar Online Lottery Case: FIR Names Shankar Ahuja, Vivek Singh and Rakesh Sunil Mishra
Ulhasnagar Police registered FIR No. 471/2026 on September 28 over an alleged online lottery gambling operation involving electronic equipment, cash, receipts and digital records.
Ulhasnagar Police have registered FIR No. 471/2026 over an alleged online lottery gambling operation, naming Shankar Ahuja, Vivek Singh and Rakesh Sunil Mishra as suspects.
The case, registered on September 28, 2026, concerns an alleged Platinum Online Lottery operation and records the seizure of electronic devices, receipts and cash, according to police documents.
Police Head Constable 1512 Javed Mubarak Mulani is named as the complainant in the FIR, which records his father’s name as Mubarak Mulani and birth year as 1986.
The FIR states that the alleged activity was detected at about 7.10 pm near the Number One bus stop, opposite a public library in Ulhasnagar Number One.
According to the FIR, Shankar Ahuja, Vivek Singh and Rakesh Sunil Mishra were linked to the premises, with addresses in different parts of Ulhasnagar recorded by police.
A separate Sprouts News report identified Shankar Ahuja as the Ulhasnagar city president of the Congress Seva Dal in its coverage of the alleged lottery operation.
Sections invoked in Ulhasnagar online lottery FIR
The FIR cites Sections 318(4) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, together with Sections 4 and 5 of Maharashtra’s gambling legislation.
Section 4 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act addresses keeping or assisting in operating a common gaming house, according to the official India Code text.
The supplied FIR also records provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000, and Lotteries Regulation Act, 1998, as part of the offences under investigation.
Investigators allege computers, mobile phones, internet connectivity and other electronic equipment were used to facilitate online lottery gambling and display results to customers at the premises.
The seized property list mentions an OPPO mobile phone, ZESTAR and FRONTECH displays, a FRONTECH CPU, power cables, printer and additional electronic equipment recovered during police action.
Police records also list a Real Pop handheld scanner, internet router, black Fingers-brand wires, camera and Paytm QR-code scanners among articles allegedly recovered from the premises.
The FIR values the seized property at Rs 33,310 and separately records Rs 5,710 cash, 18 alleged online-lottery receipts and gambling-related information on an OPPO phone.
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PLATINUM SPOT 3 software and alleged transactions under scrutiny
According to the police narrative, Shankar Ahuja was allegedly operating the online lottery, while Vivek Singh and Rakesh Sunil Mishra were assigned related roles in the activity.
The FIR further refers to PLATINUM SPOT 3 online agency software and identifiers BLJAG005 and VIVEK002, which investigators allege were connected with the lottery operation.
Police records state that online lottery results were visible on computer systems and allege that money was being accepted from customers in connection with those transactions.
During inspection, officers recorded computers, internet connectivity, electrical connections, plastic stools, a wooden table and additional material allegedly used to conduct the online lottery activity.
The investigation has been assigned to Prakash Kacharu Gite, identified in the FIR as an API/Inspector responsible for advancing the inquiry and examining recovered electronic material.
The document carries complainant Javed Mubarak Mulani’s signature and identifies Santosh Gauba, shown in the FIR registration details with the rank of Inspector, as registration officer.
Rohit Salve confirms reported organisational association
Congress city district president Rohit Salve was quoted by other prominent media as confirming Ahuja’s organisational association, while its report said attempts to obtain Ahuja’s response were unsuccessful.
The political dimension arises from Ahuja’s reported Congress Seva Dal position; however, the available material does not establish institutional involvement by the Congress party in the alleged operation.
The investigation is expected to examine digital evidence, financial transactions, licensing status, software usage and the precise role, if any, of each person named in the FIR.
An FIR records allegations and initiates investigation; it does not establish guilt. The allegations against Shankar Ahuja, Vivek Singh and Rakesh Sunil Mishra remain unproven.
Sprouts News will continue monitoring official police records, court proceedings and responses from those named as investigators determine whether evidence supports the offences recorded in the FIR.
