People who were arrested by Delhi Police for operating an illegal betting syndicate, in New Delhi, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. 10 people were arrested for operating the syndicate from an apartment in Karol Bagh.
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Delhi Police has arrested 10 people for operating an illegal betting syndicate on the ongoing Big Bash T20 League in Australia, an official said on Sunday (December 22, 2024).
The syndicate was operating from an apartment in Karol Bagh, they said.
The accused were identified as Raju Vaishnav, Jagrat Saihni, Parves Kumar — all residents of Delhi — along with Yogesh Taneja, Tarun Khanna, Harvinder Deol from Agra in Uttar Pradesh and Manish Jain, Kushal and Gautam Das, all natives of Rajasthan, they added.
Deputy Comissioner of Police (Crime) Sanjay Kumar Sain said they received information about the syndicate led by Raju and his associates operating from Joshi Road in Karol Bagh.
Based on a tip-off, a rain was conducted around 11.30 a.m. on Saturday at a flat on Joshi Road, he said.
The flat had three bedrooms and 10 people, including Raju, and they were found placing bets on laptops and mobile phones during a live match, he added.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the group was betting the seventh T20 match of the Big Bash League 2024-25 between Hobart Hurricanes and Perth Scorchers, which started at 10.30 a.m., police said.
During interrogation they revealed that the syndicate operated both online and offline. For online betting, Jagrat had purchased a master ID from a betting website, the officer said.
The DCP said said that the group accepted offline bets by recording them on notepads.
He said that the flat was rented by Raju in his name for ₹45,000 per month.
Published – December 22, 2024 07:07 pm IST