Yavatmal: The special squad set up by superintendent of police Dilip Patil
Bhujbal has busted a gang involved in
betting on Big Bash League
T-20 cricket currently underway in
Australia.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Bhujbal said a special squad was set up after getting a tip off about betting racket being operated from residential house in local weekly market area. On Monday night, the squad, led by APIs Amol Puri of cyber cell and Shubhangi Aagase of Awadhootwadi police station, raided the house of one Nitin alias Ram Chintamanlal Sharma.
The police nabbed four bookies, identified as Nitin Sharma (32), Nilesh Arjun Nanwhe (26), Durga Singh Motisingh Rana (24), all residents of weekly market locality, and Vikram Vinay Gaharwal (32), a resident of Sai Mandir area of the city.
The police also seized equipment including LED TV, popat line box having capacity to connect 16 mobiles, 25 mobile hand sets, laptop, printer, one motor bike, papers etc and cash Rs3.19 lakh from the spot.
Awadhootwadi police have booked the bookies under sections 3 and 4 of Maharashtra Gambling Prevention Act.
It is pertinent to note that the bookies operated their den only a stone’s throw away from Yavatmal
police headquarters. After the successful operation, Bhujbal has announced Rs25,000 reward to the squad.