Delhi Police Arrest Four Bookies For Accepting Bets During India-Sri Lanka Game
Nov 2, 2023 at 3:43 PM
In a raid conducted by Delhi police on Thursday (June 8), four bookies were nabbed from the north-west part of the city for being involved in betting during the Champions Trophy match between India and Sri Lanka, being played at Oval, England.
According to police, the racket was operating from a rented accommodation in Keshav Puram, New Delhi. The accused were found placing and accepting bets through digital media. Deputy Commissioner of Police Milind Mahadeo Dumbere said all the four accused are residents of Delhi and have been identified as Lalit Kumar (39), Vijay Kumar (47), Durga Prasad (47) and Raju Gupta (46). They were arrested with 39 mobile phones, 10 registers that contained details of betting, four laptops, and Rs 40,000.
Milind Mahadeo Dumbere further added that all the accused have accepted the charges during interrogation and even revealed that they were into betting for three-four years.
Sri Lanka outclasses India:
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka kept their hopes of qualifying for the next round alive with a stunning 7-wicket victory over the defending champions. Batting first, India rode on Shikhar Dhawan’ century and half-centuries from Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni to post a massive 321 for 6 in the allotted overs. However, Sri Lanka, led by a magnificent 89-run knock from Kusal Mendis, made a mockery of that total as they chase it down by losing only 3 wickets and with 8 balls to spare.