Crime branch police nabbed a gambler accepting bets on the ongoing IPL T20 matches from Sindhi Colony. Police found that the bookie has links in Dubai from where main operation was being conducted.
Acting on a tip off, on Saturday, a police team raided a house in Sindhi Colony where a man was found accepting and putting bets over mobile phone while watching IPL T20 cricket match.
The accused was identified as Jackie Rajdev alias Jai and recovered transactions of worth lakhs of rupees, one LED TV, one LED TV and Rs 5,500 cash from his possession.
Acting on a tip off, seven miscreants were nabbed who were caught accepting bets on IPl matches. The nabbed miscreants were operating betting from a rented room in Govind Garden area.
The accused is a resident of Sindhi Colony. He accepted that he was accepting bets on the ongoing IPL T20 match Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians.
The accused told the police that those interested in betting either visit or book their bet over mobile phone and pass on the booking to bookie at Jain Nagar in Lalghati area. The details of the bookie in Lalghati are yet to be revealed, said police.
During the investigation, police have found that the operation of betting on IPL T20 matches is done from Dubai and would investigate the same in the further investigation.
Meanwhile, Piplani police have nabbed seven gamblers from abandoned BHEL Quarters near Vikram School and recovered Rs 24,320 cash from their possession. The nabbed miscreants are residents of Bairagarh and have chosen the place to avoid arrest.