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Police busted an online cricket betting pack and arrested 8 persons, including 2 organisers, successful Guntur connected Monday. They seized currency and physics gadgets worthy respective lakhs from the accused. Acting connected circumstantial information, the Pattabhipuram constabulary and Task Force raided a location astatine Vikas Nagar astir 11.30 a.m. and recovered betting successful advancement during an overseas Big Bash League (BBL) match.
Police seized ₹13.60 lakh successful cash, froze ₹5.05 lakh successful online transactions, and recovered 8 mobile phones, a laptop and cards utilized for transactions, said Superintendent of Police (SP) Vakul Jindal astatine a property conference. He stated that the cognition was portion of intensified surveillance to curb betting and different unlawful activities.
Investigation revealed that Tatineni Srinivasa Rao, with subordinate Yerrabothula Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy, had been moving online cricket betting for astir a decennary utilizing mobile applications and WhatsApp groups. Bets ranging from ₹100 to ₹10,000 were accepted shot by ball, with payments routed done integer platforms and settlements made wrong 24 hours.
The accused were caught portion preparing to behaviour betting connected the Sydney Thunder-Brisbane Heat lucifer successful the BBL. All the 8 arrested are residents of Guntur and volition beryllium produced earlier the tribunal soon.
