Cops bust cricket betting gang

With the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket season back with a bang, the betting syndicates have surfaced again. On Monday, one such syndicate, run by three members, was nabbed by Ghaziabad Police from Hapur.

With the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket season back with a bang, the betting syndicates have surfaced again. On Monday, one such syndicate, run by three members, was nabbed by Ghaziabad Police from Hapur.

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The gang used high-tech gadgets and computer-software to manage a large number of betters, police officials said.

Police arrested Ajay Kumar Narang, Harish Kumar and Surender Kumar - the members of the betting syndicate - from Hapur and recovered cash, sophisticated computer software and other gadgets used to run the betting fixtures during cricket matches.

Police recovered a software titled 'Betman', which they said was available at Rs 10,000-15,000 in the market and used extensively by the syndicates.