Crime branch of Bhopal police has nabbed one gambler from Suvidha Vihar Colony on the charge of accepting bets on the India Vs England one day cricket match late in the night on Tuesday.
Police recovered 2 mobile phones, Rs10280 cash, one TV set, and betting slips from his possession.
Acting on a tip off regarding betting on the ongoing India England one day cricket in Suvidha Vihar, a police team rushed to the spot and nabbed one person involved in betting.
The nabbed accused person was identified as Ravi Soni (27), who is a resident of Suvidha Vihar and works for a private firm.
At the time of the raid two mobile phones were found and one of the mobile phone was on speaker mode for current betting rates on the ongoing match. During the probe accused confessed that he used to visit different places of the city during which he met gamblers who bet on cricket matches and after he lost money in gambling he started to accept bets to compensate the loss.
The other reason for betting was making fast money which the accused told the police.
Police suspect that the accused was not alone betting and he has accomplices which are located at different locations.
The mobile phone details would be searched to check the transactions found on the betting slips recovered from the accused in the raid.
During the further investigation more arrest would be made police said. Police have registered a case under section 3 and 4 of the Gambling Act.