Four arrested for cricket betting in Mahabubabad

Task Force along with the local Town police arrested four people for allegedly organising cricket betting and seized Rs 5.50 lakh

Mahabubabad: The Task Force along with the local Town police arrested four people for allegedly organising cricket betting and seized Rs 5.50 lakh from them here on Monday.

The arrested were V Ramakrishna, T Vikram, Ch Praveen and Anand Kiran. Two of them were from Andhra Pradesh.

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SP Sharat Chandra Pawar said V Ramakrishna from Eluru was the main organiser (punter) of the betting with the help of others. “Ramakrishna used to note down the amount put on a team, and the amount promised/won will be sent to people who bet money via online,” he said.