Dehradun: Six individuals were arrested on Thursday for allegedly operating an online IPL betting racket from a homestay in Dehradun's Rajpur area.
Dehradun SSP Ajai Singh said that the arrests followed a tip-off about suspicious activities at a homestay facility involving individuals from outside the state. The accused were identified as Chetan Sharma, 34, Shakti Singh, 35, Dheeraj Sharma, 29, Nishant, 35, Karan, 29, and Sohan Singh, 44, all residents of Delhi.
"Investigations revealed they came from Delhi to run online betting operations in ongoing IPL matches. They said that betting is controlled by their handlers based in Dubai. They used two banned apps to place bets for clients both in India and abroad. Payments were received through UPI and in cash," said Singh.
Police recovered Rs 5.33 lakh in cash, two laptops, 17 mobile phones, along with other electronic devices from the spot.
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