Gurugram Gurugram Police on Monday arrested two men for allegedly online betting in a T20 Indian Premier League (IPL) match between ‘Kings XI Punjab’ and ‘Sunrisers Hyderabad’. However, the third partner managed to escape. The accused were identified as Suresh and Yogesh while the absconding person was identified as Naveen.
The police conducted raids on the presence of three people betting on IPL matches in a house.
Gurugram police spokesperson Subhash Bokain said, “The police raided the house and tried to apprehend the culprits. One of the accused pushed the policeman and escaped while the other two were caught by the police.”
According to the police, during the raid, one of the accused was making an entry about a cricket match in a register and his partner was talking on the phone about the betting rates for IPL team ‘Sunrisers Hyderabad’.
A laptop, register and an LED TV were recovered from his possession.
Police have registered a case against the accused under the ‘Prevention of Gambling Act’ at Bilaspur police station in Gurugram.
“We are trying to locate the third accused who managed to escape from the spot,” said Bokken.
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