Nagpur: The Crime Branch Unit No. 2 of Nagpur Police busted an online cricket betting racket operating near IT Park in the Pratap Nagar police station jurisdiction during a late-night raid on Saturday. Four persons were arrested while another suspect remains absconding.
Police said that around 10.30 pm, the Crime Branch team received specific information that illegal betting was being conducted on a live Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Chennai and Delhi.
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Acting on the tip-off, the team laid a trap at Flat No. 401 on the fourth floor of Siddhant Saksham Apartment near IT Park in Lokhande Nagar.
During the raid, police caught four accused red-handed while placing and accepting bets through mobile phones.
The arrested accused have been identified as Aman Parmanand Pathak (26), a resident of Ganpati Nagar on Godhani Road in Mankapur; Akash Jayanti Guhil (27), a resident of Sujata Shopping Centre in Bhayandar (East), Mumbai; Shreyas Saptarishi Lanjewar (21), a resident of Republican Nagar near Shravasti Buddha Vihar in Nagpur; and Mushir Ahmed Matin Ahmed (22), a resident of Nawa Nakasha in Lashkaribagh under Pachpaoli police station limits.
Police said another accused, identified as S.K., is currently absconding.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were allegedly operating an online betting racket on live cricket matches. They reportedly generated illegal betting links and provided IDs and passwords to users through mobile phones. To conceal financial transactions and evade taxes, the accused allegedly used rented bank accounts.
During the operation, police seized 11 mobile phones of different brands and 11 bank passbooks from various banks. The total value of the seized material is estimated at Rs 3.92 lakh.
A case has been registered at Pratap Nagar Police Station, and further investigation is underway.
