Police Busted Online Betting; Eight Held

Manoj Kanta Dash,Odishabarta

BERHAMPUR: A Eight-member gang, which was organising online betting on cricket matches in Berhampur city were arrested by the  Special tream of Baidyanathpur Police on Monday.

The gang was operating from Lanjipalli area of the city. Police seized over Rs 8,63,200/- cash, 11mobile telephones used for betting, and other material from the gang.

Today while addressing to Press Mr Pinak Mishra, SP, Berhampur told to that today around 10.30 AM our officers based on a tip-off, the Special Operations Team along with Baidyanathpur police staff headed by Bibhuti Bhusan Sethy raided the place Lanjipalli and caught the organisers – Jagannath Choudhury, Santosh Nayak, Ajit Kumar Sahu,Sabya Satchi Padhy,Kirti Ranjan Sathpathy,NIladri Padhy,Ram Prasad Choudhury and Binod Panda all from Berhampur City.

During the raid Mr Sethy found the above noted persons indulged in Online betting through www.sky.exchange.com and www.nice.5555.net with the help of their mobile phones. The above amount has been seized from their possession and from the house search the prime accused Jagannath Choudhury. Baidyanathpur police station Inspector in Charge Mr. R.C.Murmu is investigating the case., Mishra added.