Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) Six people were arrested for allegedly operating a cricket betting racket here and cash, mobile phones and laptops seized from them on Wednesday, police said.
"The bookies from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal were operating the betting business here and they were using a software to conduct the betting operations... we have seized the software," Bidhannagar Deputy Commissioner of Police (Detective Department) Kankar Prasad Barui told media persons.
Acting on a tip off, police raided the house at Bangur in the north eastern fringes of the city where the betting racket was being run in the guise of a share trading business.
Police said they seized 14 mobile phones, two laptops, hard disks and Rs.37 lakh cash, among other items.
Barui said the bookies were using mobile phones to fix the rates for the cricket matches in the ongoing World Cup.
"The rates were getting updated every 10 minutes," he said.
Barui said remittances between Rs.10 lakh to Rs.50 lakh per day were made during the course of the cricket matches.
Police have found names of several people from other states like Delhi who used to place bets on cricket matches.
"We are enquiring about the possibility of a bigger racket or the people behind it," he said.
DU Admission 2022: Graduate seats remained vacant at Delhi University, know how many vacancies in which college
DU Admission 2022: Despite the admission process in the third round of seat allotment at Delhi University, seats in science courses are vacant in many colleges in the south and off-campus. College
Russia again threatened nuclear attack on Ukraine: Russian Foreign Minister said - we will not stop firing nuclear weapons for our defense
Russia has again threatened a nuclear attack on Ukraine amid the Russia-Ukraine war. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that we have no intention of carrying out a nuclear attack,
Amazon's biggest phone deal, this phone worth Rs 33,999 is available in a special sale for less than Rs 20,000.
Amazon Sale On Mobile: Best phone deal with a 5G network is available on Amazon. In the sale, Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G phone, which costs Rs 33,999, is available for less than Rs 20,000. The phone has
The hockey title match with Australia today: Men's hockey team has not won gold in Commonwealth Games so far, a chance to create history
The Indian men's hockey team will play the final match against Australia at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games today. The match will start at 5 pm. The Indian team will now enter this match with 17
Can do surgical strike on Pakistan again, Amit Shah warns neighboring country on increasing killings in Kashmir
Now the Union Home Minister has given an open warning to Pakistan, which is not deterring from its antics on the border. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that if Pakistan does not stop the
National Youth Day 2024: What is the theme of National Youth Day this time, know its meaning and history
National Youth Day 2024: India is a young country. Today is National Youth Day. National Youth Day is celebrated every year on 12 January in the country. This day is celebrated as the birth
If you want to buy a new phone in the range of 10000 rupees, then these are the latest options
There are so many smartphone companies in the country that new smartphones are launched in the market in the coming days. The budget of 10000 rupees is such a budget in which most phones are sold. If
Don 3: 'Don's Ranveer Singh...', Arjun Rampal said this after Shah Rukh Khan was replaced in the film
Ranveer Singh In Don 3: Ranveer Singh has been continuously making headlines for some time for his next film 'Don-3'. Farhan Akhtar announced the new installment of his most successful franchise Don
Akash Ambani became the chairman of Reliance Jio, Mukesh Ambani did the design from the director's post
There has been a major reshuffle at the management level in Mukesh Ambani's company Reliance Jio Infotech Limited. In the information given to Market Regulatory SEBI (SEBI), Reliance Jio said that the
Kisan Diwas: 'The thinking of Chaudhary Charan Singh and the sweat of the farmers will be important in a developed India', said Dhankhar on Kisan Diwas
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar paid floral tribute to former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh at Kisan Ghat on Monday. Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary was also present with him during this time.