Running a multi-crore rupee cricket betting ring estimated at several crore rupees, notorious Kanpur bookie Sonu Sardar was arrested in Jaipur on Monday after being on the lam for the last one month.
The Kanpur police had unearthed a gang involved in IPL betting racket about a month back. A police team led by SP (West) Anil Verma and SP (South) Deepak Bhuker had busted an international gang with the arrest of six bookies from Nazirabad, Fazalganj and Kakadeo police station areas. A recovery of Rs.93.72 lakh (Indian) and Rs 27,000 (Nepalese) was also made from them.
However, just before the raid, mastermind Sonu Sardar managed to escape and settled in Jaipur to run the racket with the help of bookies of Sri Lanka and Nepal.
The Kanpur police had been on his trail for the past one month. On a tip-off, a police team was earlier sent to Jaipur to nab him but it had returned empty handed as Sonu Sardar kept changing his locations.
With the help of electronic surveillance and police informers, Sonu Sardar’s presence in Jaipur was confirmed. Immediately, a police team was again sent to Jaipur and it succeeded in arresting him on Monday, SP (South) Deepak Bhuker, adding that interrogation of Sonu Sardar would reveal the names of many other big bookies.
