IPL betting racket busted in Delhi, 3 held

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) An online Indian Premier League (IPL) betting racket was busted in the capital and three people arrested in this connection, a Delhi Police official said on Wednesday.The accused were identified as Tarun, 33, Deepak, 39, and Dinesh Khatri, 24.Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rohini, Pranav Tayal said a tip-off was received on April 26 regarding playing and running of an online IPL cricket betting satta in the area of Vijay Vihar police station.Subsequently, the police constituted a team that conducted a raid at Rithala area where three people were found playing an running IPL cricket betting on the match being played between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore.Police registered a case under section 3, 4 and 9 of the Delhi Gambling Act and Tarun, Deepak, and Khatri arrested.Five mobile phones, a laptop, a LED TV, a calculator, two notebooks, two pens and Rs. 1,09,260 cash was seized from the spot.It was learnt that the racket was being run by one person named Bobby, who is at large.
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