Three held for betting on Australia-New Zealand WC match

Three persons were arrested for allegedly betting on the Australia-New Zealand cricket World Cup final match today, police said.

"We have arrested three persons -- Kuber alias Ketan Shah, Munna Chowpatty alias Chirag Hariyani, a resident of Girgaum area, and Jay Oza, who stays in suburban Kandivali," an official of Mumbai police's social service branch said.

Police said on tip-off, they raided a flat in Kharghar in Navi Mumbai and apprehended them accepting bets.

14 mobile phones, one laptop, LCD TV, a set top box and cash Rs 54,620, were seized from their flat, they said.