T-20 betting syndicate busted in Ghaziabad

Four members of a betting syndicate were nabbed while transacting a huge amount in the semi-final match during the T-20 cricket World Cup, police officials said.

Four members of a betting syndicate were nabbed while transacting a huge amount in the semi-final match during the T-20 cricket World Cup, police officials said.

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Police arrested Hatish Channa, Gaurav Gupta, Rajiv Kumar and Rahul Chandna from the Ambedkar Road commercial complex area of Ghaziabad late on Friday night.

During a raid, officials also recovered around Rs 2 lakh from the accused, who had already transacted over Rs 85 lakh during the Australia-Pakistan semi-final, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Raghubir Lal said.

“In all, around 65 people involved with the betting syndicate and four other people have been arrested during the raids,” Lal said.