City police on Wednesday busted a gang that allegedly accepted online bets on Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, and arrested eight people, including an IT professional and a bank official.
Kunal Das (28), Rajendra Das (23), Ramaswami (31), Chinmay Kumar Sahu (24), Anand Pradhan (22), Avinash Thakur (29), Shashank Negi (29), and Vikash Biswal (21) were arrested from a house in the Babji Nagar area, said an official.
Four of the accused hail from Odisha, while the others are from Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, said Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajesh Kumar Tripathi.
"All the accused are highly educated. These include IT professionals, bank officials, railway employees, and gig workers," the DCP said.
As many as 23 mobile phones, three laptops, an LED TV and four registers containing entries of betting transactions worth over Rs 2 crore were seized from the accused.
The accused told police that they operated through a website, and customers were provided IDs and passwords for placing bets. Money was collected online in different bank accounts.
"Initial investigations have revealed a Dubai connection to this gang. The accused's bank accounts and online transactions are being investigated," said Tripathi.
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