Your son is playing satta. What to do — first 72 hours.

DO NOT: Confiscate his phone first. Yell. Shame him publicly. Promise to settle his debts.

1. Call a helpline together — 14416 (Tele-MANAS, Government of India, 24×7, free, 20 languages) or 9999 666 555 (Vandrevala Foundation, 24×7, free, confidential).
2. Bank lockdown — convert savings to a single-signatory FD. Set his UPI daily limit to ₹1,000.
3. Credit-bureau alerts at TransUnion CIBIL · Equifax · Experian · CRIF — India has no statutory credit freeze, so alerts warn you of a new loan enquiry on his PAN; they do not block one.
4. Wi-Fi block — switch home DNS to a filter that has an explicit gambling category. Cloudflare's 1.1.1.3 blocks malware and adult content but not gambling. Test the block before you rely on it.
5. File his cybercrime complaint at cybercrime.gov.in — distinguishes him from the racket.

• 14416 Tele-MANAS — Government of India, 24×7, free, 20 languages
• 9999 666 555 Vandrevala (24×7, call or WhatsApp)
• 022-2754 6669 AASRA (24×7, suicide prevention)
• 9152987821 iCall (TISS, Mon–Sat 10am–8pm)
• 1800-120-820050 Mpower 1on1 (24×7)
• 080-4611 0007 NIMHANS psychosocial support

Gambling disorder is recognised in DSM-5 and ICD-11. It is treatable. Most cases recover. The first 72 hours decide the trajectory.

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Issues like this are common — every year lakhs of Indian citizens face the same hurdle. The core legal frameworks are the Right to Information Act, 2005, the Information Technology Act, 2000 (for online matters), and the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. The enforcement bodies vary by issue but most start with a complaint to the relevant department PIO + a parallel CPGRAMS filing.

1. Step 1 — file an RTI under §6 of the RTI Act 2005 to the relevant department PIO. Use AI RTI Drafter for free.
2. Step 2 — parallel CPGRAMS complaint at pgportal.gov.in for service-delivery push.
3. Step 3 — if PIO refuses, §19(1) First Appeal in 30 days. Use First Appeal Builder.
4. Step 4 — for fraud / criminal matters, FIR at local police station + cybercrime portal (cybercrime.gov.in) + NCRP helpline 1930.
5. Step 5 — for consumer issues, Consumer Court under Consumer Protection Act 2019 (e-filing at e-jagriti.gov.in).

• Right to Information Act, 2005 — full text
• Bhagat Singh v. CIC (Delhi HC, 2007) — procedural objections cannot defeat RTI
• CPGRAMS — pgportal.gov.in (DARPG)
• Cybercrime portal — cybercrime.gov.in
• National Consumer Helpline — 1915

• AI RTI Drafter
• First Appeal Builder
• AwaazRTI (voice in 11 Indian languages)
• Case-law database (300+)
• RTI Act, 2005