Mathura,

April 10 (HS): Police in Mathura disrupted an illegal IPL betting operation,

detaining around half a dozen people, including a local BJP official, on

Friday. The police detained Bankebihari, a local BJP official who ran this

illegal business from within a closed home, and five other people, seizing

almost Rs 1.6 lakh in cash, 11 mobile phones, three notebooks holding betting

data, and a laptop from them.

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Officer (City) Ashna Chaudhary stated that during a combined operation

conducted by the Sadar police station team and the SOG, it was revealed that

thousands of rupees were being gambled on every single ball of the IPL matches

inside a locked home in Shivdham Colony.

During

the operation, the police discovered Bankebihari, a local BJP official, as well

as Adil, Rizwan, Kishore, Mukesh, and Bobby who were actively betting. Except

for Bobby, who is from Firozabad, the detained persons are all Mathura

residents, according to the officer. Police

are examining the scope of the network and have taken action against all of the

accused under various sections of the Public Gambling Act, she stated.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi