Officials from the Central Crime Branch (CCB) conducted four simultaneous raids on Wednesday evening at four different gambling dens in Bengaluru and arrested seven bookies from Amruthahalli, Yelahanka New town, Vyalikaval and R.R. Nagar.
The accused placed bets on an Indian Premier League (IPL) match played between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals (RR).
The sleuths have seized Rs. 4.93 lakhs in cash and rescued a girl from Yelahanka New Town.
The seven arrested bookies have been identified as Vijay Saraswath, resident of Jakkur Main Road in Amruthahalli, Manoj, Nanjappa, Rajshekhar and Raju from Yelahanka New Town, Ashok Kumar, Vyalikaval and Rakesh Kotaria from R.R. Nagar.
According to the police, based on a tip-off, the CCB officials swung into action and raided four betting dens in Bengaluru. The accused had bet a huge amount of money on the match between RR and RCB on Wednesday. During the raid, the sleuths found that one of the accused, Ashok in Vyalikaval, was taking bets from an Uttar Pradesh bookie named Yogesh on two per cent commission while Rakesh Kotharia, arrested from R.R. Nagar, was taking bets from a bookie based in Madhya Pradesh. He had six other punters working for him.
A girl was also rescued from Yelahanka New Town when the raid was carried out. The four accused Manoj, Nanjappa, Raju and Rajshekhar have also been booked for their alleged involvement in prostitution.
Cases have been booked against the seven accused and investigations are underway in respective police stations in this connection.
