Five arrested for organising cricket betting in Hyderabad

The police seized Rs 2.15 lakh cash, 10 mobile phones and other articles from them

Hyderabad: Five persons who were organising cricket betting were caught by the city police on Sunday following a raid at a mall in Abid Road.

The police seized Rs 2.15 lakh cash, 10 mobile phones and other articles from them.

Acting on a tip off, the Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force (North) team caught Anand Bhai Tapadia, Shyam Sunder Sharma, Pamba Karandas, Tummar Ashok and Yashwanth Kumar from a chit fund office located in the mall.

“Anand was organising the cricket betting with the help of his associates. He was in touch with one Alpesh of Gujarat,” said P Radha Kishan Rao, DCP, Task Force.

The five persons along with the property were handed over to Abid Road police station for further action.

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