Raipur

13 held for operating IPL betting racket

Staff Reporter

Chhattisgarh Police on Friday busted an IPL betting racket operating at two places in Raipur city and arrested 13 persons.

All the 13 are from Raipur, Senior Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal said.

Police seized 69 mobile phones, seven laptops, five LED TVs, four keyboards, two calculators, a printer, Rs 47,100 in cash and betting records detailing transactions of around Rs 2 crore from them, he said.

They had bet on an IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants on Thursday night at houses in Ramsagarpara and Telibandha areas.