Six cricket bookies arrested in Kolkata

Posted on 26th Mar 2015 10:40 am by mohit kumar

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.

Other news

'I will resign from the post of President, I will also do the mineral deal, just America should do this work...' What did Zelensky demand from Trump?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to the US was quite controversial. The verbal war

Now panic due to Neokov variant: Wuhan scientists' big claim - 1 out of every 3 patients will die due to this infection, the. The new variant found in Africa

After Omicron, now the new variant of Corona, Neokov, has raised the concern of the world. The sc

Delhi Coaching Incident: Three lives were drowned in the careless system due to half an hour of rain, candidates were unaware of the waterlogging

On Saturday, around 6 pm, due to 58 mm rain in Rajendra Nagar and surrounding areas, when more th

Humans will end like dinosaurs: Asteroid, the killer of planets hidden behind the sun, scientists are also worried about moving on the path of Earth

An asteroid 1.5 km wide is about to come into the path of the Earth. It is so dangerous that its

Weather Update Today: The mood of the weather will change during scorching heat, rain is expected in these states, know- the latest updates

The people of Delhi-NCR, who have been facing the scorching heat and heatwave in the last few day

MBBS: NMC will issue notification of the National Exit Test, and medical students will get admission based on this

The National Medical Commission may issue a notification regarding the National Exit Test. This i

Trump's attack on China, signing the law that gives 'freedom' to Tibetans, will be able to select the next Dalai Lama

US President Donald Trump has signed a law that gives Tibetans the right to select the next heir

Quad Summit 2022: Announcement of Chairman of NEC Corporation, Japan will help in smart cities and 5G projects in India

India and Japan have completed 70 years of diplomatic relations. Diplomatic relations between the

West Bengal Election: In Howrah, 5000 policemen will take command along with 103 companies of central forces

Kolkata: Political mercury is on the verge of assembly elections in West Bengal. Now the fourth p

8 to 10% Growth is eminently achievable

 

Government is working on a new ag