Dynamite News UP: IPL betting racket unearthed, one held
The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force on Saturday claimed to have busted an IPL betting racket with the arrest of a bookie.
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force on Saturday claimed to have busted an IPL betting racket with the arrest of a bookie.
According to a statement issued by the STF, the bookie, identified as Gagandeep Singh, was arrested from Lucknow on Friday.
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The STF action came following a tip-off that the accused was involved in betting for the past a few days.
The STF recovered Rs 4.69 lakh in cash, three mobile phones, two Aadhaar cards, four memory cards and three SIM cards, the statement said.
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Efforts are on to arrest the other accused, it added.
A case has been registered against the accused under the UP Public Gambling Act and sections of the Indian Penal Code, the STF said.