Fake T20 cricket league with bets from Russian bookies busted; 4 arrested
2 years, 6 months ago

Fake T20 cricket league with bets from Russian bookies busted; 4 arrested

India TV News  

Gujarat police have very proactively hunted down and busted a gang that was conducting a fake T20 cricket tournament in Gujarat to take bets from Russian bookies by live-streaming the matches and arrested four of its members, an official said. Key accused Shoeb Davda created an impression of an Indian Premier League -like a major tournament, on a rented agricultural field and hired around 20 farm laborers and unemployed local youth to play the game wearing T-shirts of non-existent teams, Mehsana Special Operations Group police inspector Bhavesh Rathod said. The police further seized cricket kits, flood lights, power generator and video cameras used for live streaming the matches, LED TVs, a laptop and some radio walkie-talkie sets all collectively worth Rs 3.21 lakh. To play T20 cricket matches, Shoeb had hired around 20 farm laborers and local youth who would get Rs 400 per match, he said.

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10 arrested for running illegal betting syndicate in New Delhi
2 weeks, 5 days ago

10 arrested for running illegal betting syndicate in New Delhi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has arrested 10 persons, who were running a syndicate and placing illegal bets on ongoing cricket’s Big Blash T-20 League in Australia, police said on Sunday, adding that the gang was operating from a flat in the Karol Bagh area. The accused were identified as Raju Vaishnav, Jagrat Saihni a.k.a Sunny, Parves Kumar, all residents of …

Delhi Police busts multi-state cricket betting racket, arrests mastermind, 9 others
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Delhi Police busts multi-state cricket betting racket, arrests mastermind, 9 others

India TV News  

In a major success against illegal cricket betting, the Delhi Police's Crime Branch has arrested 10 individuals active in different states, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan, said Delhi Police in statement. According to police, the accused were found betting on the Big Bash League T-20 tournament in Australia, using mobile phones and laptops. As per the police, Raju Vaishnav …

Six persons held for IPL gambling
8 months, 1 week ago

Six persons held for IPL gambling

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai City Police have arrested six persons for allegedly indulging in gambling on an IPL cricket match. On the orders of the Greater Chennai Police Commissioner Sandeep Rai Rathore, police personnel mounted surveillance to curb the illegal sale of lottery tickets and gambling in the city. It was revealed that some people were involved in cricket gambling by …

IPL betting racket busted; three men held, search on for another
8 months, 2 weeks ago

IPL betting racket busted; three men held, search on for another

Deccan Chronicle  

The police in Maharashtra's Thane district have busted an IPL betting racket by conducting a raid at a hotel in Bhiwandi, and arrested three persons hailing from Chhattisgarh in this connection, an official said. The operation was conducted jointly by the officials of the Special Task Force and the Anti-Extortion Cell of the Thane police's crime branch on April 25, …

Pimpri-Chinchwad: IPL betting racket busted; 2 bookies held
1 year, 8 months ago

Pimpri-Chinchwad: IPL betting racket busted; 2 bookies held

Hindustan Times  

The Pimpri-Chinchwad Police have arrested two bookies for allegedly accepting online bets on the Indian Premier League cricket matches through cellphone applications. The Pimpri-Chinchwad Police have arrested two bookies for allegedly accepting online bets on the Indian Premier League cricket matches through cellphone applications The accused have been identified as Harish Dayaldas-Gulani, 46 a resident of Kalewad and Kamal Gurmukhdas …

Delhi Police bust gangs selling fake IPL tickets, 9 held
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi Police bust gangs selling fake IPL tickets, 9 held

Hindustan Times  

Police on Tuesday arrested two men and detained three minors for allegedly printing and selling fake IPL tickets, and three men for selling original tickets for a much higher price for the Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians match outside Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, officers said, adding personnel busted both gangs by pretending to be spectators and painting their faces in …

Cricket betting racket busted in Pune; nine held
1 year, 9 months ago

Cricket betting racket busted in Pune; nine held

Hindustan Times  

The crime branch unit of Pune city police have busted a cricket betting racket by arresting nine persons from Kondhawa on Saturday night during an IPL match, said police officials. The police seized 18 mobile phones, three laptops, a computer and some cash, all worth ₹ 5.12 lakh. Accused have been identified as Hemant Ravindra Gandhi, Ajinkya Shamrao Kolekar,Sachin Satish …

5 bookies nabbed for accepting bets on T20 WC final
2 years, 1 month ago

5 bookies nabbed for accepting bets on T20 WC final

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: 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 …

Techies arrested for selling fake certificates to job seekers
2 years, 5 months ago

Techies arrested for selling fake certificates to job seekers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Special Operations Teams Madhapur and KPHB police apprehended an 11-member interstate gang, including seven software employees, for selling fake certificates to job-seekers for Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2 lakh. According to Cyberabad police commissioner Stephen Raveendra, the accused were identified as Kota Kishore Kumar, 42, Bokka Venkateshwara Rao, 31, Kurella Kiran Kumar, 41, and Athunuri Krishna Kanth …

Indian cops arrest conmen who set up fake IPL and streamed on YouTube to fool gamblers
2 years, 5 months ago

Indian cops arrest conmen who set up fake IPL and streamed on YouTube to fool gamblers

Daily Mail  

Labourers masquerading as cricket players, clever camera angles and fake team names were all part of an elaborate hoax cricket league in western India shown on YouTube that was used to draw money from gamblers in Russia, police said on Monday. A hokey livestream broadcast live on YouTube used fake crowd noise to appear more 'real' Four conmen were arrested …

As virtual fans cheer in IPL 2020, cops launch pan-India crackdown on betting
4 years, 3 months ago

As virtual fans cheer in IPL 2020, cops launch pan-India crackdown on betting

India TV News  

The roar you hear after every boundary hit or wicket taken in the ongoing Indian Premier League is virtual, compensating for the crowd that has not been allowed into the stadiums as a precautionary measure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 2, the Goa Police Crime Branch raided a hotel and arrested three persons from Hyderabad who were found …

Bookies conduct fake Sri Lankan Uva Premier T20 League in Indian village
4 years, 6 months ago

Bookies conduct fake Sri Lankan Uva Premier T20 League in Indian village

Op India  

For last one week, several sports websites in India were promoting UVA Premier League T20, a T20 cricket tournament which was scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka from June. The cricket websites like sportskeeda ran live scorecards of the games too, therefore, it was assumed that although the websites got the names of some players wrong, the tournament was …

Punjab police investigating ‘Uva T20 League’ scam
4 years, 6 months ago

Punjab police investigating ‘Uva T20 League’ scam

The Hindu  

A T20 played near Chandigarh but broadcast online as a Sri Lankan domestic game has caught the attention of the BCCI anti-corruption unit, the Punjab police, and a little-known cricket association in Sri Lanka. The Indian Express reported on Friday that a T20 on June 29 was held in Sawara village, 16km from Chandigarh, but was broadcast online as a …

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