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India: High-level Cricket Betting Ring Busted at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur

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3 years ago

October 19, 2022

Niji Narayan

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Jaipur police busted a high-level betting ring which was operating from the Sawai Mansingh cricket stadium in Rajasthan’s Jaipur. A total of 37 bookies were taken into custody and 70 mobile phones were seized by officials.

The betting was done by watching the live telecast of cricket matches. The bets were regarding the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The bookies had a telecast which was running 30 seconds in advance. The accused were sitting inside the stadium and placing bets on the basis of the telecast.

A total of 37 bookies of the high-level betting ring have been arrested. They revealed that such betting rings were also operational in other states, including UP, Delhi and Haryana. Over 70 mobile phones were recovered from the spot. They were allegedly placing bets to the tune of crores.

Based on confidential information from an informant, the crime branch team of the Jaipur Commissionerate launched an operation to nab the betting ring. The entire operation was under the direction of Commissioner Anand Srivastava and the team that made the bust was led by Deputy Commissioner of Police, Sulesh Chaudhary.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.