HT Correspondent
DIBRUGARH, April 6: The Tinsukia police conducted raids and arrested three alleged bookies for betting on the ongoing IPL tournament on Wednesday.
The accused have been identified as Iftikar Ahmed, Wasim Ansari and Rajen Jaiswal of Tinsukia.
“We have got a secret intel about IPL gambling going on in Tinsukia. We conducted a raid and arrested three persons in connection with IPL gambling. We arrested them while they were engaged in betting through online mode,” said a police officer of Tinsukia police station.
He said, “We have unlawful documents and their mobile phones which were used for IPL gambling. We have started our investigation against the IPL gambling racket in Tinsukia.”
Meanwhile, Tinsukia police have started a massive operation against the IPL gambling.
“As per our information, many people are involved in the IPL betting in Tinsukia. As our investigation goes deeper, many people are likely to be arrested,” the officer informed.