5 bookies nabbed for accepting bets on T20 WC final
Hindustan TimesMumbai: The Anti-Extortion Cell, Mumbai crime branch, has arrested five bookies – including two brothers – from Thane, for allegedly accepting bets on the T20 world cup final between Pakistan and England. 5 bookies nabbed for accepting bets on T20 WC final Initial investigation has also revealed that the accused are involved in hawala transactions and had sent betting money to Dubai. The arrested accused are identified as Francis alias Vicky Anthony Dias, a Dahisar resident, Imran Ashraf Khan, a Naigaon resident, Dharmesh Vora, Dharmesh Shivdasani, and his brother Gaurav Shivdasani. According to the police, they acted on a tip-off about two persons who were accepting bets for the ongoing T20 cricket match between Pakistan and England in Dadar East.