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The Kolkata Police on Sunday (November 2, 2025) busted a betting and match-fixing racket successful the city, and arrested 2 individuals successful narration to the crime. The betting ringing was operating successful the Premier Division of the Kolkata Football League.
“Acting connected credible information, the Kolkata Police has busted a match-fixing and betting racket operating in the Premier Division of the Kolkata Football League. Two persons, including the president/manager of a city-based shot club, person been arrested,” constabulary officials said connected Monday (November 3, 2025).
The accused and adjacent associates, team manager Akash Das and media manager Rahul Saha of the Kolkata-based shot team, Khidirpur Sporting, have been arrested. They were produced successful tribunal connected Monday (November 3), and volition stay successful constabulary custody till November 17.
“Kolkata Police got a fewer complaints that immoderate squad managers are fixing matches, mounting people lines done betting rackets and earning immense sums of money. They person confessed to the crimes,” Joint Commissioner of Crime Rupesh Kumar said connected Monday (November 3, 2025).
The initial investigation recovered that the accused had conspired to manipulate shot matches, cheating the Indian Football Association successful instrumentality for important fiscal gains.
Police officials confirmed that a First Information Report (FIR) had been filed against the 2 accused aft important grounds had been gathered against them.
According to sources, the Indian Football Association lodged a ceremonial ailment with the Kolkata Police, which led to the investigation.
Mr. Das is said to person been progressive successful squad absorption for a agelong clip successful Kolkata Maidan. He was summoned to the constabulary office successful Kolkata connected Sunday (November 2, 2025) and questioned for respective hours. His answers were inconsistent, which led to further suspicion, the officials said.
The arrested persons also gave the names of respective different radical associated with the racket to the police.
