The High Grounds police raided a flat at Embassy Habitat apartment complex near Mount Carmel College on Friday night and apprehended three men for betting on the one-day cricket match between Pakistan and England played in Dubai.
The suspects have been identified as Manish Panjabi, 38, a resident of Seshadripuram, Vaibhav, 35, of Palace Road, and Sunil, 38, from Srirampura. Police said they also seized Rs 9.2 lakh in cash, a laptop and an LCD television set from them. The suspects would contact their customers by phone and take money from them. The raid was conducted following a tip-off, the police added.
Published 21 November 2015, 20:02 IST