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LUDHIANA: The Model Town police have arrested a man and his son for betting on matches of ongoing Tamil Nadu Premier League. ADCP Purewal said, “Earlier the bookies used to bet on international matches and Indian Premier League (IPL). A case under sections 13A/3/67 of Gambling Act and sections 420 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the accused at Model Town police station. The police have also recovered Rs 1.34 lakh cash, 13 mobile phones and a tablet.The arrested accused have been identified as Raj Kumar (50) and Himanshu Malhotra (25). Now they have started inviting bets on lesser known and state-level cricket tournaments also.”According to police, the accused Raj Kumar is already facing trial in several cases of accepting bids on cricket matches..