Published: Aug 16, 2014, 07:10 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 16, 2014, 07:12 PM (IST)
Chandigarh: Aug 16, 2014
Police have arrested five people here for their alleged involvement in betting on the ongoing Test match between India and England. The five accused had been identified as Naresh Gupta, Sunil Kumar, Krishan Lal, Dilbagh Singh and Rajiv Kumar, the police said on Saturday. On a tip off, police arrested the alleged accused on Friday by sending a decoy customer to them and recovered 10 mobile phones, cash worth Rs 8,400, note-book in which they were maintaining their records of this gambling and two cars.
“They were alluring the general public by calling people at public place and telling them that ‘whosoever will win the bet will get seven times of their money’, which they would put on stake in connection with the betting being held by them with regards to the ongoing cricket match between India and England,” police said. A case had been registered against them.
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