In a major swoop, the Mumbai Police nabbed five bookies from the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where the IPL matches are being played.
The arrests were made on Sunday night from the Garware Pavilion of the Wankhede Stadium when the Mumbai Indians versus Kolkata Knight Riders match was being played.
The five suspects were identified as - Ajay Harkishan Baweja (40), Vivek Maheshchandra Tiwari (41), Manoj Bhaironlalji Naraniwal (37), Sumitkumar Lalitkumar Dadda (44) and Zakiullah Aman Jiaullah Khan (39).
The operation was conducted by the Chembur Crime Branch Unit VI.
The plainclothesmen waited for several hours before they could trap the bookies.
They confessed to using a mobile betting App and disclosed that they were keeping tabs on each ball being thrown during the match along with other associates elsewhere to make huge profits on placing bets.
The police recovered Rs 10,400, five match tickets, one passport, 3 SIM cards, 2 Debit Cards, a Lucknow-Mumbai flight ticket and nine mobiles, totally valued at Rs 2.20,000.
“Detailed investigations were in progress,” police said.
Published 17 April 2023, 17:26 IST