Joint team of kwarsi police and SOG raided and caught the bookie center of IPL betting running in a private school in Swarna Jayanti Nagar colony. Three people including the center leader were arrested along with online money transactions and cricket bets. After late-night interrogation, they were charged under the Gambling and IT Act.
According to ASP Vikas Kumar, the police got information about the IPL bookie center inside a school in Swarna Jayanti Nagar running by Chirag Singh who also owns a showroom named Chirag Tiles nearby. On information, the team of Inspector Kwarsi Chhotalal and SOG in-charge Sanjeev Kumar raided and arrested Chirag, Ishaan Yagnik resident of Surendra Nagar and Neeraj Kumar resident of Jaiganj while doing on-line transactions and claims in this bookie center.
A TV, computer, eight mobiles, some lasers etc. were recovered from the spot. It turned out that this school belongs to Chirag's family.
It was revealed in interrogation that they make their customers in the city. They deposit their advance amount and open their limit, then feed them online when the match starts. They place bets on mobile through an online cricket app. PNS
The account of victory and defeat is kept on the laser in the laptop. The next day, according to their victory, the amount is transferred from here to there. According to ASP, all three have been arrested. Based on the call details of their mobiles and the information received from them, efforts are also being made to reach other people connected to them. This arrest team included SI Ravindra Singh, Arvind Kumar, Sandeep Kumar etc.
According to Kwarsi Inspector Chhotalal, the police were getting information for several days about them and were behind them for many days. During this time, different information was being received about their whereabouts hence there was a delay in catching them.
On investigation, it was found out that Chirag and his family are having a good business. One of his brothers is in government service, while he has his own tile showroom and wife run the school. At the same time, Ishaan belongs to the Yagnik family of Surendra Nagar in the city. He has a very famous coaching center in Surendra Nagar.
Some other names are also coming out on further investigation. Based on which the police are trying to reach them. Police teams were engaged in raiding their places at night.