Chhattisgarh Police on Friday arrested four persons for operating an IPL betting racket from a residential area amid a Covid-inspired lockdown in the state capital. Raipur Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar Yadav told The Pioneer Prashant Sharma (30), Vishal Khandelwal alias Vittu (30), Anshul Jain (29) and Nirmal Pinjani (22) reside in Raipur.
Police seized four mobile phones, Rs 3 lakh in cash and betting records detailing transactions of Rs 13 lakh, Yadav said. They had bet on an IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday night at Katora Talab in Civil Lines police station limits in Raipur.