Apr 08, 2018 08:10 PM IST | Source: PTI

IPL cricket betting gang busted; nine held

A car and five two-wheelers were seized from them and the gang members were collecting/placing bets with 30 percent commission, police said.

Nine persons who were allegedly indulging in cricket betting for the ongoing IPL matches were nabbed from nearby Bhongir town, police said.

Based on specific information on a cricket betting racket, sleuths of Special Operation Team of Rachakonda Commissionerate raided a chicken shop and apprehended cricket betting gang leader Md Irfan and eight others for indulging in betting, they said.

A car and five two-wheelers were seized from them, they said. The gang members were collecting/placing bets with 30 percent commission, police said.