IPL betting racket busted in Dibrugarh; 2 arrested
According to sources, a big nexus of IPL betting has been secretly going on in Dibrugarh and many people, especially the youth, are involved in it.
DIBRUGARH:
Dibrugarh police on Wednesday busted an IPL betting racket and arrested two persons from different locations of Dibrugarh town.
The persons have been identified as- Shakti Singh (27) from Graham Bazar and Sahid Khan (39) from Amolapatty. A case (1935/2021 u/s 14/15) has been registered against them under the Assam Game and Betting Act 1970, in Dibrugarh police station, the police said.
"During interrogation, we have received some more names involved in such betting. The police will take action against all those as well,” said Dibrugarh SP Shwetank Mishra.
According to sources, a big nexus of IPL betting has been secretly going on in Dibrugarh and many people, especially the youth, are involved in it.
"Recently a boy lost Rs 10 lakh in IPL betting. Such betting should be stopped by any means and the police should monitor such illegal activities," said a source, adding that the racketeer is yet to be behind bars.
"He is managing everyone and running his illegal business with the support of some corrupt policemen," added the source.
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