10 held for betting on IPL match

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Press Trust of India Pune
Last Updated : May 26 2016 | 8:22 PM IST
Ten youths were arrested for allegedly betting in a hotel in Koregaon Park here on the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad, police said today.
The Eliminator (match) was played last night.
Cash, mobile phones, LED screen worth Rs 4.42 lakh were seized from their possession by sleuths of the special branch and anti-extortion cell of Pune police during the raid, a senior police official said.
"Acting on a tip-off that some youths have been betting on the match at a hotel, our teams, comprising special branch and anti-extortion cell personnels, raided it, while the match was being played and arrested the youths," said Deepak Sakore, DCP, Cyber and Economic Offence Wing.
A case under relevant sections of Gambling Act was registered, police said, adding all the accused were today produced before a local court, which released them on bail.
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First Published: May 26 2016 | 8:22 PM IST

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