Jalpaiguri: IPL betting racket busted, four held

Kolkata | Tuesday | 24th April, 2018

Summary:

The CID on Sunday busted an IPL betting racket and arrested four persons in Jalpaiguri district. Bhola and Pravat used to allegedly place bets and were also collection agents and bookkeepers, CID sources said. Gopal, who owns a shop at Mainaguri town, was the alleged mastermind of the racket. “During the raid, some incriminating documents related to betting, 10 mobile phones and over Rs 3 lakh cash were seized,” said a CID official. Officials said that the accused allegedly used different websites to conduct the betting..