Ten arrested in cricket betting from Kolkata

Ten people, including one bookie, have been arrested by a special team of Kolkata Police from Ultanga area here for being allegedly involved in a cricket betting racket.

"We have arrested 10 people, including a bookie last night. We are investigating the case. They will be produced before a court today," DC (DD special) Santosh Pandey told PTI.

Initial investigations said they had betted on a match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super kings.

About 3 lakhs rupees and some laptops were recovered from them, the police said.

The bookie has been identified as Ajit Surekha.

According to Pandey, Surekha had a history of betting on horse races but whether he has a history of cricket betting need to be looked into.
 

When asked whether they were betting on the upcoming semi-final and final IPL matches in Kolkata, Pandey said, "Right now we are in the initial stage of investigations. We are looking into all the aspects,".