The Central Crime Branch arrested a bookie who was allegedly running an online betting racket for the ongoing IPL cricket matches.

The accused Vishwanath, 35, is a resident of Kapila Nagar in Rajgopal Nagar. He was running the racket through a mobile app and giving access to punters who bet above ₹5,000.

The accused would give them access to the mobile app on submitting a deposit using which punters can place bets on the IPL matches, the police said.

Based on credible information, a team of officials raided his house and arrested him. The police have recovered ₹1.8 lakh and two mobile phones from him.

Vishwanath told the police that he was working on behalf of Nitin, who offered him 10% of every bet.

The police have taken him into custody. Efforts are on to track down Nitin.