Cricket betting racket busted, one bookie arrested

Monday, September 3, 2007, 21:04 [IST]

New Delhi, Sep 3 (UNI) The Delhi Police have busted a racket of betting on the fifth cricket one dayer between India and England and arrested a bookie in this connection from Subhash Nagar in West Delhi.

Manish Kapoor was arrested yesterday afternoon when he was indulging in betting on the India-England one dayer at his house in Subhash Nagar.

Interrogation of the accused revealed that he belongs to a wealthy family of Delhi and had been indulging in cricket betting since the start of the one day series between India and England.

A case has been registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Delhi Public Gambling Act.

UNI

Topics: CRIME-CRICKET BETTING

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