PANAJI
Goa Crime Branch (CB) busted an online cricket betting racket and arrested four habitual cricket betting bookies, who organized illicit gaming for the Pakistan Super League from Goa.
The raid at a villa in Anjuna was used as a den to operate the illegal activity. Superintendent of Police (CB) Nidhin Valsan informed reporters that Surinder Karla, Rajat Karla, Kashish Karla and Hitesh Karla, all residents of North West Delhi were accepting online bets when the sleuths caught them red-handed.
The customers, also from Delhi, were placing their bets up to Rs 3 lakh on the live cricket match of Pakistan Super League, 2023 played between Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi held on February 26 between 7.30 pm and 11 pm.
Five Mobiles phones worth Rs 2 lakh were confiscated for investigation. The accused are booked under Sections 3 and 4 of the Goa Daman and Diu Public Gambling Act 1976 read with Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code.
