25 April,2016 09:20 AM IST | | Agencies
The Delhi Police busted a betting syndicate during a match between Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians with the arrest of a restaurant owner and a Std XII student
The Delhi Police busted a betting syndicate during a match between Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians with the arrest of a restaurant owner and a Std XII student.
Rachit Gupta (22), who runs a restaurant in Rajouri Garden, and a Std XII student, were arrested after police received information about betting during the match between Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians on Saturday and conducted a raid.
"We received information that there will be betting on IPL match and the betting syndicate is operational from a house in Punjabi building, Roshnara Road, Delhi," DCP (North) Madhur Verma said.
According to police, Gupta wanted to open a chain of restaurants in the capital for which he indulged in cricket betting with the student. The racket had bet about R5 lakh on the match between Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians.