A 33-year-old man was caught red-handed taking bets from the public for the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals on October 19, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) said.
A senior police officer said Santosh Venkatappa, a resident of Umar Bagh Layout, Banashankari, was arrested when he was allegedly soliciting bets near a petrol pump at Thalaghattapura along Kanakapura Main Road near NICE Road. Rs 30 lakh in cash and his mobile phone were seized.
The CCB believes Santosh was running a betting racket during the ongoing IPL season and also accepted bets from punters through an app.
(Published 21 October 2020, 19:40 IST)
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