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The constabulary successful Sri Sathya Sai territory intensified their crackdown connected amerciable cricket betting by arresting 3 persons connected Friday, pursuing an probe into a betting racket unearthed during a raid earlier this month.
Addressing a property conference, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Hindupur) K. V. Mahesh said the cognition began connected May 5 erstwhile peculiar constabulary teams, constituted by Superintendent of Police S. Satish Kumar, conducted a astonishment raid adjacent the Thumukunta Industrial Area successful Hindupur mandal based connected credible quality inputs. During the raid, the teams unearthed an organised cricket betting web and seized ₹13.2 lakh successful currency on with 2 mobile phones allegedly utilized for betting activities.
Following a elaborate investigation, the constabulary arrested Sandeep Kumar Reddy (32), Thimmareddy (33), and Yerraballi Srinivasa Reddy (37), each residents of the Hindupur division, connected Friday. A lawsuit was registered astatine the Hindupur UPS constabulary presumption nether Section 9(1) of the A.P. Gaming Act.
Meanwhile, Mr. Satish Kumar warned that online gambling and different unlawful gaming activities would beryllium dealt with firmly. He said repetition offenders could look stringent ineligible action, including organised transgression charges nether the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
