Kolkata: Nine people, including one bookie, have been arrested by a special team of Kolkata Police from Ultanga area in Kolkata for being allegedly involved in a cricket betting racket. "We have arrested few people, including a bookie last night. We are investigating the case. They will be produced before a court today," DC (DD special) Santosh Pandey said.
Initial investigations said they had betted on a match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super kings. About Rs 3 lakh and some laptops were recovered from them, the police said. The bookie has been identified as Ajit Surekha.
According to Pandey, Surekha had a history of betting on horse races but whether he has a history of cricket betting need to be looked into. When asked whether they were betting on the upcoming semi-final and final IPL matches in Kolkata, Pandey said, "Right now we are in the initial stage of investigations. We are looking into all the aspects".
With Additional Inputs from PTI
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