Police bust World Cup betting racket in Kota; Four arrested

With the arrest of four persons police on Monday claimed to have busted a cricket betting syndicate in connection with the Australia vs Sri Lanka match played during the on-going World Cup.

On the basis of a tip-off police laid a trap and arrested four from a residential building in RK Puram area of the district, police said.

The accused, identified as Imran, Mafuz Khan, Nasir Khan and Jitendra Sen, were betting on sunday's Australia versus Sri Lanka match, SHO Natrapal Singh said said.

During their interrogation, transition record of Rs 2.50 lakhs along with 2 LEDs, 1 laptop, 14 mobile sets, two voice recorders and some other accessories were recovered from their possession, he added.

However, they were released on bail and investigation is underway, Singh said.