Dehradun Police has arrested three persons allegedly involved in betting on Indian Premier league (IPl) Twenty-20 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians on Wednesday evening. The accused were identified as Pankaj, Shakti and Arun alias Sandy and residents of Saharanpur UP. later they were sent to jail by an order of court on Thursday.
Patelnagar CO Jaya Baloni said that based on intelligence input, SSP Kewal Khurana had formed a police team and they conducted a raid in a house at GMS Road and arrested the accused after being caught betting on each ball during the IPl matches.
Police recovered three mobile phones, Rs10,000 cash, lCD television, setup box, gambling papers and diary containing information on gambling. During interrogation, accused were admitted their offences. The accused were arrested under ¾ gambling Act.