Gujarat:Cricket betting racket busted in Dahod, four held

Police have busted a cricket betting racket and arrested four persons, including a councillor in Dahod town in Gujarat, an officer said on Wednesday. Police raided the office of a finance company in Dahod town and seized Rs 3 lakh cash, 19 mobile phones, two laptops and two bikes, he said.Police had received the information that a cricket betting racket was operated from the office of a finance company in Darpan Road area in Dahod town.

Police have busted a cricket betting racket and arrested four persons, including a councillor in Dahod town in Gujarat, an officer said on Wednesday. Police raided the office of a finance company in Dahod town and seized Rs 3 lakh cash, 19 mobile phones, two laptops and two bikes, he said.

“Police had received the information that a cricket betting racket was operated from the office of a finance company in Darpan Road area in Dahod town. They were accepting bets online,” Dahod ACP Jagdish Bangarwa told reporters. One of the arrested men is a councillor of Dahod municipality, he said. The FIR mentions the involvement of some unidentified people in the betting racket.