With the arrest of four men, Delhi Police today claimed to have smashed a betting racket operating during the ongoing IPL series.
Rajinder Kumar Ahuja (39), Ravi Bellan (30), Vinay Kumar (38) and Ajay Arora (28) were apprehended from Uttam Nagar in west Delhi yesterday while they were allegedly receiving bets during the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Pune Warriors.
A raid was conducted and all the four were arrested from Ahuja's residence, Ravindra Yadav, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime), said.
"The accused were using two telephone lines to receive the betting rates from the bookies. They were also writing the 'satta' deals received from the punters and recording the conversation on other mobile phones," he said.
Ahuja told police that he has been running this racket with the help of his associates from his own house for the past two years.
He also told them that the other three accused are his paid workers who are given Rs 1,000 each besides the commission, Yadav said.
Police also claimed it had recovered ten mobile phones, stake money of Rs 45,500, an LCD TV and two calculators.
