Thane cricket betting racket busted, three arrested

Three cricket bookies were arrested by the Thane anti-extortion cell on Thursday from Thane and Dombivli.

Published on: May 19, 2018, 24:08:59 IST

Hindustan Times | By Arvind Walmiki, Thane

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Three cricket bookies were arrested by the Thane anti-extortion cell on Thursday from Thane and Dombivli.

The accused Gautam Savla,43, runs a grocery shop, and Nikhil Sampat, 53, works in private firm and Nitish Punjani,28, is unemployed.

The police said they had seized ₹1.6 lakh in cash, two laptops, three mobile phones and a notebook bearing the names of many customers and their mobile phone numbers.

“We will look into the contacts mentioned,” said Rajkumar Kothmire, a police inspector working with the anti-extortion cell. “They were betting on each and every ball. They have been in this business for the past three years, focusing mainly on the Indian Premier League matches. They are involved with betting in other matches too.”

A case under relevant sections of the IPC was registered against the three men at the Dombivli police station

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Arvind Walmiki
Arvind is a correspondent from Thane who covers crime beat and has an experience of four years in the field. Apart from crime he is also a volunteer of Wildlife Crime Control bureau and reports on environment and rescue operations in the city.Read More

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