Four persons from Pune were arrested for allegedly taking bets on World Cup cricket matches, a Navi Mumbai police official said on Sunday.
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Four persons from Pune were arrested for allegedly taking bets on World Cup cricket matches, a Navi Mumbai police official said on Sunday.
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They were taking bets on Saturday's India-Pakistan match and were held on a tip-off from Vahal in Ulwe, the NRI Sagari police station official said.
"They were operating the betting racket using three laptops, and 23 mobile phones, which have been seized along with other electronic equipment as well as cash, cumulatively valued at Rs 5.14 lakh," he said.
He identified the arrested accused as Karan Jadhav, Rakesh Kondre, Atul Balghat and Manish Chawla.
The four have been charged under the Indian Penal Code, Information Technology Act and Gambling Act, the official said.
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