A big-time betting racket that may have made crores on the recent India-England Test match in Mumbai at Wankhede where India were humiliated by a ten-wicket loss, seems to have been busted by the Kolkata police. “The result of the match was a surprise because Indian players practically surrendered before the English spin attack, which is quite bizarre,” said one of the senior investigators, as reported by Times of India.
A senior investigator confirmed gambling was on during the England-India Test. DC south suburban division Sujay Chanda confirmed the arrest of eight persons. “We are probing whether they are linked with cricket betting,” he said.
A few sources in Garfa police station have informed that they had been receiving tip-offs about a major gambling racking in their area for the last few months. After weeks of investigation, they zeroed in on the den on Purbachal Hospital Road, near Prince Anwar Shah Road connector. They conducted their first raid during Diwali but the gamblers managed to escape.
The police team, after a particular tip-off, raided a room that was an extension of a famous restaurant chain on Monday evening. “It was around 8pm. There were 15-odd people in the gambling den. A few managed to escape but we got eight of them,” said an investigator.
