Panaji: Goa police on Tuesday arrested five persons from Bihar, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh for running an illegal cricket betting racket.
Porvorim police arrested five persons, including Ruchit Kumar from Bihar, Pranjal Bhati from Madhya Pradesh, Nikhil Kumar from Bihar, Kunal Kumar from Madhya Pradesh, and Vansh Sharma from Karnataka, for running the illegal cricket betting racket.
He said that all the accused were accepting bets on various international cricket series by setting up their base in a bungalow at Salvador-de-Mundo village near Panaji.
He stated that all have been arrested under the anti-gambling act.
