Mangaluru Police crackdown on cricket betting

MANGALURU: Mangaluru City Police in four separate cases against cricket betting have arrested 16 persons and seized property including a car, cash and cell phones valued above Rs 11 lakh. While three of these cases were registered in Mangaluru South police station, the other case was registered in Mangaluru North PS. City crime branch personnel carried out the raids.
City police commissioner Vikash Kumar Vikash stated on Wednesday that city police is keeping a close tab on cricket betting with IPL 2020 season in full swing. Action will be initiated against any illegal clubs functioning in the city or any instance of illegal cricket betting, he said. City police have not issued permission to any recreation clubs to function in the city nor have they received any application, he said.