Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has allegedly busted a well-organised illegal cricket betting racket operating in Delhi’s Karampura area, arresting three people and recovering more than
`22 Lakh an official said on Saturday.
The accused have been identified as Manish Sahani (42), Yogesh Kukreja (31) and Suraj (24), he said. “A raid led to the arrest of three suspects who were found betting on the South Africa-New Zealand Champions Trophy semi-final match, which took place in Lahore, Pakistan, on March 5,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Aditya Gautam said. Several betting-related equipment and cash, were confiscated during the raid, including `22.62 Lakh deposited in different accounts. One laptop, nine mobile phones, one LED TV, an assistant sound box used for voice recordings and multiple notepads and betting slips were also recovered, he added.
The raid was conducted following a tip-off about a betting syndicate run by Sahani and an investigation was launched.
“On March 6, a well-coordinated raid was conducted in Karampura. Manish acted as the key organiser of the racket, operating independently without middlemen. He used voice recordings to document conversations with bettors and managed financial transactions through both bank accounts and cash dealings,” the DCP said.