The Haryana police has arrested three persons from Faridabad who were betting on cricket match between Australia and Afghanistan in the ongoing World Cup 2015 on Wednesday. Police recovered betting amount of Rs19,000, 10 mobile phones, a television set, a set-top box, dish TV, charger and dairy containing records from their possession.
A police spokesman said that the accused have been identified as Nitin, a resident of Masjid Wala Mohalla, Mukesh Kumar, a resident of DSP Road, and Vikash, a resident of Shiv Chowk in Fatehabad. He said that Police Station Fatehabad had received information that people betting on large scale on match between Australia and Afghanistan with the help of mobile phone and television in a house at Masjid Wala Mohalla. The police arrested the accused from the spot and recovered cash and other items from their possession. A case has been registered at the police station, Fatehabad, he added.