Two held for running IPL betting racket

May 25th, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS  

Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), May 25 (IANS) Two people have been arrested here for accepting bets worth Rs.1.5 crore on matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL), police said Wednesday.

Jitendra Bhadauria and Dharmendra Singh, both in their mid-30s, were arrested late Tuesday from Nazeerabad area.

“The two used to operate from a small house in Nazeerabad. Preliminary investigations show the two also have links with betting rackets in Delhi,” police Inspector H.K. Rai told reporters in Kanpur, some 80 km from Lucknow.

“We have seized around Rs.6 lakh in cash from the duo’s possession. Several mobile phones, CDs and a television set were also recovered,” he added.

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