The Police in Kolkata have busted two cricket betting rackets and arrested six people, besides recovering over Rs 39,000 in cash.
Four persons were nabbed from a hotel in the city's posh Park Street area, while two others were picked up from a residence on Ballygunge Circular Road area last night, the police said.
Acting on a tip-off that a betting racket was active during yesterday's India-Australia World Twenty20 match at Mohali, Kolkata Police arrested Vishal Khoti (25) a resident of the New Market area, Pankaj Chanda (29) of Howrah's Golabari, Sumit Pokli (40) of Bangur, Sanjay Chowdhury (41) of Tangra from a five star hotel on Park Street.
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Meanwhile, two persons - Anil Agarwal (40) and Pradip Jain (45) were arrested for allegedly betting during the same cricket match from 34/1 Ballygunge Circular Road, the officer said.
Two laptops, two mobile phones one, wifi-router, one television set and a few documents have been seized from the duo's possession, he said adding the two were remanded to police custody till April 4.