With teams from the Indian sub-continent including India dominating the ICC Champions Trophy, cricket fever has gripped the nation. Taking advantage of it, bookies have also become active in the State to make easy money. In the latest incident, a group of bookies were arrested from Bada Bazaar area
of the town on Thursday night for running a betting racket during the India-Bangladesh semifinals. Sources said on a tipoff about a betting racket in Marthapeta area under the Bada Bazaar police station in the city, the local police conducted a raid. During the raid, police found five persons betting on the India-Bangladesh match. Police arrested all the accused and seized Rs 7 lakh and several mobile phones from their possession. Notably, during the Indian Premier league (IPl) matches some betting rackets were busted in the city and bookies were nabbed.