Trio arrested for IPL betting in Thane district

Three men were arrested from Kalyan town for allegedly accepting bets on behalf of Mumbai-based bookies in the ongoing IPL tournament, police said today.

Keval Ladharam Bhanushali, Chetan Ladharam Bhanushali and Sachin Jagannath Teli were taking bets on IPL matches at a place near Annapurna Hotel in Gandhi Chowk when the police raided the premises this morning.

The trio was booked under the Prevention of Gambling Act, poli e inspector R R Patil said, adding that cash, cellphones, etc were seized.

Police said the three men were working for bookies Metanbhai Jain of Lalbaugh and Umesh alias Vipul Shah of Dombivali.